Ricky Cohete

Elio Uno and Dos, Diptych. From The Nostalgic Series

2020

'Schwarzenegger Is My Idol 12' Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print Edition size 10 only. Large 40 x 30" inches paper size. by Sergey Melnitchenko 2012-2013 “Schwarzenegger Is My Idol” is the story about the young guys from Nikolayev (Ukraine) who are united by one thing – it’s a goal to become the best of the best and they will do everything possible to achieve it. The photos show the young people who engage in athletics, acrobatics, fitness, and bodybuilding. I asked one of the boys to tell me what role his hobby plays in his life. Here’s what he told me: “For me, my sport is what I live for. Daily control and hard work – that leads me to success. Sport disciplines a man, enables him to understand the value of labor, the value of choice. I always wanted to be something more than an ordinary man in the street, more colossal than an ordinary representative of the society, so in my sport I do all the best I can, because I want to reach the top”. Why are my 'models' naked on photos? I think it adds them a kind of courage and naturalness. Of course it also looks funny and ironic. About Sergey Melnitchenko : SERGEY MELNITCHENKO Born in 1991 in Mykolayiv, Ukraine. Member of UPHA – Ukrainian Photographic Alternative. Started photography in 2009 and for less than 10 years participated in more than 70 solo and group exhibitions around the world. Winner of Ukrainian and International competitions, including the “Photographer of the year” 2012, 2013 and 2016 (Kiev, Ukraine), “Golden Camera 2012” (Kyiv, Ukraine), one of 10 finalists of the Showoff section within the month of photography in Krakow 2013, shortlist of “Pinchuk Art Center Prize 2015”. “Leica Oskar Barnack...

'Schwarzenegger Is My Idol 12' Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print Edition size 10 only. Large 20 x 24" inches paper size. by Sergey Melnitchenko 2012-2013 “Schwarzenegger Is My Idol” is the story about the young guys from Nikolayev (Ukraine) who are united by one thing – it’s a goal to become the best of the best and they will do everything possible to achieve it. The photos show the young people who engage in athletics, acrobatics, fitness, and bodybuilding. I asked one of the boys to tell me what role his hobby plays in his life. Here’s what he told me: “For me, my sport is what I live for. Daily control and hard work – that leads me to success. Sport disciplines a man, enables him to understand the value of labor, the value of choice. I always wanted to be something more than an ordinary man in the street, more colossal than an ordinary representative of the society, so in my sport I do all the best I can, because I want to reach the top”. Why are my 'models' naked on photos? I think it adds them a kind of courage and naturalness. Of course it also looks funny and ironic. About Sergey Melnitchenko : SERGEY MELNITCHENKO Born in 1991 in Mykolayiv, Ukraine. Member of UPHA – Ukrainian Photographic Alternative. Started photography in 2009 and for less than 10 years participated in more than 70 solo and group exhibitions around the world. Winner of Ukrainian and International competitions, including the “Photographer of the year” 2012, 2013 and 2016 (Kiev, Ukraine), “Golden Camera 2012” (Kyiv, Ukraine), one of 10 finalists of the Showoff section within the month of photography in Krakow 2013, shortlist of “Pinchuk Art Center Prize 2015”. “Leica Oskar Barnack...

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess on Deck Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982. Paper size very large 72 x 4...

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess on Deck Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982. Paper Size very large 72 x 4...

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess on Deck Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982. Paper size very large 72 x 4...

'Catherine Wilke' 1980. Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri. 30x40 inches / 76 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 P...

'Cabaret Dolphin' 1979 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A performer at the Moulin Rouge Cabaret swimming with a dolphin in a tank, Clichy, Paris, France,...

Marni Morrell and Denise Schluscer with a third woman, all wearing bikinis, pose beside a statue on a bridge in Haiti, in January 1975. Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca...

'Catherine Wilke' 1980. Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri. 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...

A photograph on fine art Baryta paper mounted to Dibond and floated in a black wood frame with a UV 70 Glass. A limited-edition of 10 in total plus artist proofs. The current print i...