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Topiary I - large format photograph of ornamental shaped urban street tree
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Wallscape IV ( New York ) - abstraction of urban textures and palimpsest colors
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Topiary IV - large format photograph of ornamental shaped tree with architecture
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Dealer - large format art photograph of contemporary Americana
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Seascape III - large format photograph of monochromatic blue horizon and sea
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

TODAY - large format photograph of conceptual motivational billboard at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Seascape III - large format photograph of monochromatic blue horizon and sea
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Carrara II - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, Edward Burtynsky and Joel Sternfeld
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Automobili I (Ferrari) - details at iconic Italian race car performance garage
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Seascape V (framed) - monumental scale photograph of monochromatic water surface
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Pantheon ( Rome ) - large scale photograph of iconic architectural elements
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Marfa ( Prada ) - large format photograph of iconic conceptual art installation
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images successfully blend
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Close Up - large format photograph of conceptual billboard sign in landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

LA Parking - large scale photograph of midcentury urban architectural element
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Vanilla Sky - large scale photograph of iconic American national park landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Racetrack - desert landscape panorama under mesmerizing starry night sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Seascape X - large format photograph of monochrome blu water surface and horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, Hiroshi Sugimoto
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

TODAY - large format photograph of conceptual motivational billboard at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Desert Daze - light effect in California desert landscape with endless horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Seascape X - large format photograph of monochrome blue water surface horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

French Master - an observation on iconic master oil paintings and gilded frames
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Marmo di Carrara - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Automobili II - ( Ferrari ) - details at race car performance garage
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Seascape XI Triptych - 3 large format photograph of blue ocean surface horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Carrara I - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Golden State I ( 48 x 72" / 122 x 182cm )
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée

Carrara II (framed) - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Acrylic Polymer, Archival Paper, Giclée

Aspen Study III - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Gilded Drama - observation on iconic French master paintings and gilded frames
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Marfa ( Texas ) - large format photograph of dramatic clouds over endless field
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Thunderbird - large scale photograph of iconic mid century neon signage
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Topiary III - large format photograph of ornamental shaped tree in urban setting
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink

Next Sign - large format landscape photograph with conceptual road sign
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Thunderbird ( 32 x 40" / 81 x 102cm )
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Ink

Wallscape III ( 48 x 64" / 122 x 163cm )
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

The Road - a series of impressions captured in Marfa, Texas
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée

Billboard - large scale monochromatic photograph of iconic Americana road sign
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, Ed Rusha, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Wallscape V ( 60 x 48" / 122 x 182cm )
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Golden State II ( 48 x 72" / 122 x 182cm )
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée

Golden State I -study of a desert botanical phenomenon California s super bloom
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée

Golden State II -study of a desert botanical phenomenon California s super bloom
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée

Automobili II (Ferrari) - details at iconic Italian race car performance garage
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Automobili III Ferrari - details at iconic Italian race car performance garage
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Wallscape III ( 30 x 40" / 76 x 102cm )
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Wheels ( 32 x 40" / 76 x 102cm )
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Wheels ( 48 x 64" / 122 x 163cm )
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Modena ( 30 x 40" / 76 x 102cm )
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

TODAY - large format (framed) photograph of conceptual billboard sign at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, Ed Rusha, William Eggleston and Joel
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée, Ar...

Carrara II (framed) - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, Edward Burtynsky and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images successfully blend
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Plexiglass, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Marfa ( Judd ) 27 x 40" / 68 x 102cm
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Marfa ( Judd ) ( 48 x 72" / 122 x 182cm )
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

On Land - large format photograph of iconic wooden row boat on desert lake bed
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Concrete - large scale photo of tonal palette texture of Brutalist architecture
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Project 12:31 [ House ] 48 x 69" / 122 x 175cm
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Automobili III (Ferrari) - details at iconic Italian race car performance garage
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Aspen Study III - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

NINE-ONE-ONE ( Porsche 911 ) - framed detailed photograph of crashed automobile
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Acrylic Polymer, Archival Paper, G...

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Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under Professor Arno Jansen, who was an early influence. Moving to California in 1998, Schott's work has evolved to include the epic landscapes and deserts of the American West as well as architectural, conceptual and more formal environments from both home and his travels. Influenced by a number of photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images successfully blend technical, conceptual and formal rigor with a decisive sense of composition and color. Schott's images have an iconic sensibility and give us a bird's eye view onto humanity and its constructs. The specific is edged towards the abstract, often revealing the compelling and disjunctive moment where nature meets man. Frank Schott was born in Cologne, Germany in 1962. He currently lives and works in San Francisco.

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Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

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The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

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