Franco Fontana Figurative Photography

These photographs are Dye Sublimation Prints. Framing options available. "Surfing Color" presents photographs that are abstract creations born from realism. Kocharian emphasizes the ambient color in the tradition of minimalism, observing the beauty and mystery of light, shadows, tone, and moods. The environments within the photographs are transformed into ones of symbolism, challenging the viewer to question the images. As a result, a tension is created, like an energy trapped in a frame attempting to escape. Kocharian, who is also a filmmaker, brings a cinematic eye to his photography, as we experience images that reflect simplicity through his focus on light, color, and the documentation of ordinary life. In “Going Home,” Los Angeles a pool-like shadow on the foreground alters the nature and surrounding of the image as light breaches from the center of the bike during sunset. “Blue Highway”, Nevada leads the viewer into the deep blue of early dawn and draws them into a new beginning. His influences in these photographs include artists such as Mark Rothko and photographer William Eggleston, as Kocharian uses color, texture, geometry, and shapes to tell a story that evokes contemplation and introspection. Born in Armenia, Haik Kocharian was introduced to the world of art in his early childhood by his parents, who were theater and film actors. He began his studies at the Armenian Theater Academy and continued his education in film at Brooklyn College, where he also studied photography. Kocharian resides in New York City. In 2015, Kocharian released his first feature film, "Please be Normal," starring Oscar-nominated actor Sam Waterston. The film was nominated for a Critic’s Pick in the New York Times and won awards at two film festivals. Kocharian is actively involved in charity work and, as a photographer, he has collaborated with many non-profit organizations in the U.S. and abroad such as Village Health Partnership in Ethiopia and Meaningful World, a UN-affiliated NGO in Burundi, Kenya, and Rwanda. He has exhibited his works within galleries in New York such as Galerie Mourlot, Robin Rice Gallery, 92 Y Tribeca, and James Cohan Gallery...

This exquisite heliogravure after Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969), titled A Skull Superimposed, Amsterdam, originates from the 1981 folio Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios. P...

This exquisite heliogravure after Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969), titled Solarized Hands, originates from the 1981 folio Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios. Published by Grup...

This exquisite heliogravure after Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969), titled The Model Lisa Fonssagrives Posing on the Eiffel Tower in a Dress by Lelong, Paris, originates from the 1981 fo...

This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled The Steerage, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Published by Twice a Ye...

This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Venetian Boy, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Published by Twice a Ye...

This exquisite heliogravure after Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969), titled Can-can Dancer, New York, originates from the 1981 folio Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios. Publishe...

Cyanotype print, 16 x 12 in. Signed, dated, print type and numbered in pencil on print verso.

This exquisite heliogravure after Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969), titled Juliette Greco, originates from the 1981 folio Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios. Published by Grupp...

This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Portrait, John Marin, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Published by Tw...

Les Vacances II The west coast of France is a place to eat delectable oysters, drink fine wines and walk along endless beaches in the glare of the summer sun. The Atlantic swell and...

Basketball, Clapham I is a stunning C-Type Print by contemporary photographer Samuel Hicks. It is in an Edition of 25 in this size, and sold unframed. A singular basketball player ...