Houston - Figurative Photography

Early black and white photograph of a large cat lounging in a zoo enclosure. The photograph is matted to a board to prevent bending. The photograph is not framed, but options are ava...

Photograph of the iconic waterfall in the Houston Galleria area. This photograph showcases the Sabbttier process or the results of solarization. The photograph is not framed. Artist...

Upon closer inspection of this work, one notices the intimation of a mask being present over the figure’s face, as well as patches over the eyes. Here Dou subtly examines notions of ...

Hand colored silver gelatin photograph by Houston, TX artist Jim Reitz. The work features a man casually leaning against a building and looking at the camera...

This Oleg Dou work is a 63 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2015, and is one of eight editions. Dou’s use of metaphor an...

This Oleg Dou work is a 47 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2008, and is one of eight editions. In Ronald 2, Dou uses fi...

This Oleg Dou work is a 47 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2012, and is one of eight editions. In this image, a figure ...

Contemporary photograph on collotype by Houston, TX artist Delilah Montoya. Photograph shows a young woman wearing a dress and a shawl over her head. The photographed subject holds an infant, a visual reminiscent of the Madonna and Child. The same subject, while surrounded by lit candles, sits against a graffiti backdrop with the word "time" in the bottom left standing out. She looks directly at the camera, confronting the viewer's inquisitive gaze. Titled, signed, and dated by artist. Framed and matted in a red and gold wooden frame. Dimensions Without Frame: H 17.25 in. x W 16.125 in. Artist Biography: Although she was born in Texas and lived in Nebraska into her twenties, photographer and printmaker Delilah Montoya has deep roots in northern New Mexico through her mother's family. Raised by her mother, Montoya observes that women have empowered her family for five generations. Montoya studied photography and printmaking at the University of New Mexico, where she received her bachelor's degree, master's degree, and master of fine arts. She works in a variety of two-dimensional photographic and printing processes as well as creating larger installations. The artist describes her approach as postmodernist and uses documentary strategies to interpret her own distinct vision. Politically, Montoya is committed to exploring issues of identity in terms of a Chicano cultural context:"In my own evolving ideology I question my identity as a Chicana in occupied America, and articulate the experience of the minority woman. I work to understand the depth of my spiritual, political, emotional and cultural icons, realizing that in exploring the topography of my conceptual homeland, Aztlan, I am searching for the configuration of my own vision. " (Montoya n.d.) Montoya is committed to the expression of Chicana experience and history, but she does not consider herself as a feminist. Indeed, Montoya rejects identification as a United States-style feminist because she believes that "Feminists don't give us solidarity. As a Chicana my issues are multifaceted, not just gender, but class, race. " The border, for Montoya, is a politically imposed construct, a part of a United States colonialist enterprise that was forced upon the Chicano community. It is the environment in which Chicano life and history unfolds. Montoya's work explores contemporary and historical issues, sometimes win a humorous twist. Her artist's book for the 1992 Chicano Codices exhibition organized by the Mexican Museum in San Francisco, Codex Delilah: a Journey From Mechica to Chicana (including text by poet Cecilio Garcia-Camarillo), traces the imaginary journey of Six Deer, a character who embodies the contact between indigenous and Spanish culture in her trip "pal norte" towards Aztlan, the "spiritual homeland of her ancestors." As she journeys to the north, the character also journeys forward in time, meeting important Chicanas from the past, including La Llorona...

This Oleg Dou work is a 63 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2015, and is one of eight editions. Characterized by a singl...

This Oleg Dou work is a 63 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2015, and is one of eight editions. Oleg Dou’s use of metaph...

The photograph of Former pro-boxer and now trainer Alex Saucedo by Mayumi Cabrera will be a HD c-print that is printed at 1200 dpi in New York. Ships i...

This Oleg Dou work is a 63 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2015, and is one of eight editions. This soft and somber ima...

This Oleg Dou work is a 63 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2015, and is one of eight editions. This vignette of an idea...

Artist Details: Pierre Porretti "Morris and Monster" 1985 Matted and Framed Original Hand-colored, Signed Photographic Print 12 x 16 Inches

Artist Details: Pierre Porretti "Golden Buddha 2" 1998 Matted and Framed Original Hand-colored, Signed Photographic Print 12 x 16 Inches

Artist Details: Pierre Porretti "Golden Buddha 1" 1998 Matted and Framed Original Hand-colored, Signed Photographic Print 12 x 16 Inches