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Item Ships From: Missouri
Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...
Category

2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...
Category

2010s Outsider Art Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

Flint Hills, KS
By Aaron Henry
Located in Kansas City, MO
Flint Hills, KS (2014) Giclee Print on Coated Fiber Paper Image Size: 16 1/2" x h 16 1/4" COA provided Aaron Henry's eye captures beauty in Wabaunsee's ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Giclée

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

Zu Global Girl
By Jeanne Faust
Located in Kansas City, MO
Year: 2003, signed by hand Publisher: Griffelkunst-Vereinigung, Hamburg Size: 9.3 × 11.7 on 10.9 × 13.9 inches COA Provided Born 1968, Wiesbaden, Germany. Lives and works in Hamburg...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Zu Global Girl
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Manhattan - Flower Shop
By Wolff Buchholz
Located in Kansas City, MO
Wolff Buchholz Title: Manhattan - Flower Shop Medium: Photograph Year: 1990 Signed, dated and titled by hand Edition: 6 Size: 11.9 × 16.4 inches
Category

1990s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Manhattan - 20s Architecture
By Wolff Buchholz
Located in Kansas City, MO
Wolff Buchholz Title: Manhattan - 20s Architecture Medium: Photograph Year: 1990 Signed, dated and titled by hand Edition: 6 Size: 11.9 × 16.4 inches
Category

1990s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Zu Global Girl
By Jeanne Faust
Located in Kansas City, MO
Year: 2003, signed by hand Publisher: Griffelkunst-Vereinigung, Hamburg Size: 9.3 × 11.7 on 10.9 × 13.9 inches COA Provided *Black Frame has minor scratches. Piece can also be sold (...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Platter with Kidney, Blackberries, Kimchi, Eel (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Limited Edition: 7 of 25 Signed, dated and numbered in ink on label affixed verso COA provided In Sherman's photographs she is experimenting with groupings of different objects wit...
Category

2010s Baroque Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Platters with Coral, Silkie, Berries, Grapes, Cabbage
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered in ink on label affixed verso Other sizes available upon request COA provided In Sherman's photographs she is experimenting with groupings of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Platter, Vase with Lichi, Spoon, Can of Eel
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered in ink on label affixed verso Other sizes available upon request COA provided In Sherman's photographs she is experimenting with groupings of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Spirit Away
By Pablo Saccinto
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: "Spirit Away" Medium: Custom Archival Pigment Print on Archival Paper Date: 2019 Dimensions: 10 x 8 in. Signed, dated and inscribed on label COA provided Multiple Sizes Available (please inquire within) Framing Available (please inquire within) Born in Córdoba, Argentina, photographer Pablo Saccinto had a unique journey to discovering his passion for photography. Before he ever picked up a camera, Saccinto studied "Dramatic Arts" at the Royal Theatre, seminary by Jolie Libois and attended the National University of Cinema and Television whilst practicing figure skating as a hobby. However, Pablo wanted his dream to became a reality. In 2009 He decided to try out and audition for Disney On Ice. One year later, Saccinto became part of the magic. Since then He had the opportunity to participate in different productions of the company as Disney on Ice presents, “Toy Story 3", "Rockin’ ever after", "Let’s Celebrate", "100 years of magic", the big phenomenon "Frozen", and his current show "Dare to Dream", traveling to over 20 countries. Some of the roles Pablo portrayed were, Le Fou from Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, and Miguel from the movie Coco Disney/Pixar. It was through his career as a figure skater that Saccinto found new opportunities in his ever-changing surroundings. Traveling around the globe and seeing all the beauty that this world has to offer opened the door to pursue photography further. Traveling has opened his mind and inspires him to photograph different cultures and even allows him to get to know himself on a before unknown level. Contemporary, contemporary art, contemporary photography, travel photography, cities, Japan, Hiroshima, urban photography, street photography, fine art, architecture, architectural photography, black and white, black and white photography, nature, nature photography, photographers, travel, Edward Weston, William Eggleston, André Kertész, Frans Lanting, Berenice Abbott, Chris Burkard...
Category

2010s Photorealist Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Path
By Pablo Saccinto
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: "Path" Medium: Custom Archival Pigment Print on Archival Paper Date: 2019 Dimensions: 10 x 8 in. Signed, dated and inscribed on label COA provided Multiple Sizes Available (please inquire within) Framing Available (please inquire within) Born in Córdoba, Argentina, photographer Pablo Saccinto had a unique journey to discovering his passion for photography. Before he ever picked up a camera, Saccinto studied "Dramatic Arts" at the Royal Theatre, seminary by Jolie Libois and attended the National University of Cinema and Television whilst practicing figure skating as a hobby. However, Pablo wanted his dream to became a reality. In 2009 He decided to try out and audition for Disney On Ice. One year later, Saccinto became part of the magic. Since then He had the opportunity to participate in different productions of the company as Disney on Ice presents, “Toy Story 3", "Rockin’ ever after", "Let’s Celebrate", "100 years of magic", the big phenomenon "Frozen", and his current show "Dare to Dream", traveling to over 20 countries. Some of the roles Pablo portrayed were, Le Fou from Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, and Miguel from the movie Coco Disney/Pixar. It was through his career as a figure skater that Saccinto found new opportunities in his ever-changing surroundings. Traveling around the globe and seeing all the beauty that this world has to offer opened the door to pursue photography further. Traveling has opened his mind and inspires him to photograph different cultures and even allows him to get to know himself on a before unknown level. Contemporary, contemporary art, contemporary photography, travel photography, cities, Japan, Hiroshima, urban photography, street photography, fine art, architecture, architectural photography, black and white, black and white photography, nature, nature photography, photographers, travel, Edward Weston, William Eggleston, André Kertész, Frans Lanting, Berenice Abbott, Chris Burkard...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Itsukushima
By Pablo Saccinto
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: Itsukushima Medium: Custom Archival Pigment Print on Archival Paper Date: 2019 Dimensions: 10 x 8 in. Signed, dated and inscribed on label COA provided Multiple Sizes Available (please inquire within) Framing Available (please inquire within) Born in Córdoba, Argentina, photographer Pablo Saccinto had a unique journey to discovering his passion for photography. Before he ever picked up a camera, Saccinto studied "Dramatic Arts" at the Royal Theatre, seminary by Jolie Libois and attended the National University of Cinema and Television whilst practicing figure skating as a hobby. However, Pablo wanted his dream to became a reality. In 2009 He decided to try out and audition for Disney On Ice. One year later, Saccinto became part of the magic. Since then He had the opportunity to participate in different productions of the company as Disney on Ice presents, “Toy Story 3", "Rockin’ ever after", "Let’s Celebrate", "100 years of magic", the big phenomenon "Frozen", and his current show "Dare to Dream", traveling to over 20 countries. Some of the roles Pablo portrayed were, Le Fou from Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, and Miguel from the movie Coco Disney/Pixar. It was through his career as a figure skater that Saccinto found new opportunities in his ever-changing surroundings. Traveling around the globe and seeing all the beauty that this world has to offer opened the door to pursue photography further. Traveling has opened his mind and inspires him to photograph different cultures and even allows him to get to know himself on a before unknown level. Contemporary, contemporary art, contemporary photography, travel photography, cities, Japan, Hiroshima, urban photography, street photography, fine art, architecture, architectural photography, black and white, black and white photography, nature, nature photography, photographers, travel, Edward Weston, William Eggleston, André Kertész, Frans Lanting, Berenice Abbott, Chris Burkard...
Category

2010s Photorealist Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------------------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveller through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations , but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypcal and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylised, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing, and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modelled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys; and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft, or the creation of avatars are also interesting worldwide phenomena of virtual realities that are not only relevant for children and teens. So when a middle-aged Berlin photographic artist (like Christian Rothmann) chooses to study 120 toy robots with great difference in form, it represents a journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot. Once batteries had been inserted, some of the largely male or gender neutral robots, could flash, shoot, turn around and even do more complicated things. Some can even still do it today - albeit clumsily. This of course can only be seen on film, but the artist intends to document that as well; to feature the robots in filmic works of art. The positioning of the figures in the studio is the same as the tableau of pictures in the exhibition room. In this way, one could say Rothmann deploys one robot after the other. This systematic approach enables a comparative view; the extreme enlargement of what are actually small and manageable figures is like the macro vision of insects whose fascinating, sometimes monster-like appearance only becomes visible when they are blown up a hundredfold. The same thing goes for the robots; in miniature form they seem harmless and cute, but if they were larger than humans and made noises to match, they would seem more threatening. Some of the tin figures...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...
Category

2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...
Category

2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...
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2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

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C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...
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2010s Outsider Art Missouri - Photography

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C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...
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2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

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C Print

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
By Christian Rothmann
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...
Category

2010s Conceptual Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

Cloud Reflections: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (BW) (40% OFF - LIMITED TIME)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shirley Harryman Cloud Reflections: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (BW) Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta Satin 2024 Image Size: 18.5 x 18.5 inches (46.99 x 46.9...
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2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Wabaunsee County, KS
By Aaron Henry
Located in Kansas City, MO
Wabaunsee County, KS (2014) Print on Coated Fiber Paper Edition 12 of 25 Image Size: 24 1/2" x h 16 1/4" As an observer of the world, Aaron Henry has found a humbling awe across l...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Manhattan in the evening
By Wolff Buchholz
Located in Kansas City, MO
Wolff Buchholz Title: Manhattan in the evening Medium: Photograph Year: 1990 Signed, dated and titled by hand Edition: 6 Size: 11.9 × 16.4 inches
Category

1990s Realist Missouri - Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled # 10
By Anna Minnick
Located in Kansas City, MO
Materials : Multimedia Date : 2016 Dimensions : 8″ x 6″ Anna Minnick's work explores the struggles of identity and mental illness. She hopes her work forms a dialog about these issu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

String, Glass, Wood, Photographic Paper

Feet with Flowers One (Funny, Whimsical, Warm Tones, 38% OFF - LIMITED TIME)
By David Pugh
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Pugh Feet with Flowers One (Funny, Whimsical, Warm Tones) Archival Pigment Print on Canson® Infinity Platine Fibre Rag Printed with ample margin 2025 10.5 x 13 inches (26.67 x ...
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2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Cochiti Lake
Located in Columbia, MO
Scott McMahon grew up in Connecticut and now resides in Columbia, Missouri where he is an Associate Professor of Art at Columbia College. He received his MFA from Massachusetts Colle...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pinhole

Preservation
Located in Columbia, MO
Tintype photo. Scott McMahon grew up in Connecticut and now resides in Columbia, Missouri where he is an Associate Professor of Art at Columbia College....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

Ahmedabad 151209-582 (India, Street Photography, Portrait, B&W, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151209-582 Pigment Print Year: 2015 Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 8 COA provided *White frame with...
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2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ahmedabad 151209-427 (India, Street Photography, Portrait, B&W, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151209-427 Pigment Print Year: 2015 Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 8 COA provided *White frame with...
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2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Red-Shouldered Hawk
Located in Columbia, MO
Composing non-living objects is completely different- especially when it comes to birds. I know it can maybe seem macabre at first, but I love photographing both living and non-livin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Garden Still Life
Located in Columbia, MO
Composing non-living objects is completely different- especially when it comes to birds. I know it can maybe seem macabre at first, but I love photographing both living and non-livin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Bating
Located in Columbia, MO
Composing non-living objects is completely different- especially when it comes to birds. I know it can maybe seem macabre at first, but I love photographing both living and non-livin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled
Located in Columbia, MO
Katie Barnes’s work as a photographer is fueled by her passion for the environment. She holds degrees in both Fisheries and Wildlife and Photojournalism, and she sees curiosity as th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Maple, Color

Wedding Portrait
Located in Columbia, MO
Scott McMahon grew up in Connecticut and now resides in Columbia, Missouri where he is an Associate Professor of Art at Columbia College. He received his MFA from Massachusetts Colle...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Winter Cottonwood, Carol Shinn, 2022, Framed Embroidery, Photorealism, Nature
By Carol Shinn
Located in St. Louis, MO
Carol Shinn is a studio artist who lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. She is known internationally for photo-based machine-stitched images. She has taught many classes and workshops ac...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Thread

Melanie Sherman 240522-129 (Ceramic, Mosaic, Greek, Blue, White, Gold, ~40 OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Melanie Sherman 240522-129 Pigment Print Year: 2024 Visible Size: 13 x 13 inches Framed: 20.5 x 20.5 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 7 COA provided *White frame wit...
Category

2010s Victorian Missouri - Photography

Materials

Pigment

Melanie Sherman 240522-102 (Ceramic, Mosaic, Greek, Blue, White, Gold, ~40 OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Melanie Sherman 240522-102 Pigment Print Year: 2024 Visible Size: 13 x 13 inches Framed: 20.5 x 20.5 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 7 COA provided *White frame wit...
Category

2010s Byzantine Missouri - Photography

Materials

Pigment

Melanie Sherman 240522-133 (Ceramic, Mosaic, Greek, Blue, White, Gold, ~40 OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Melanie Sherman 240522-133 Pigment Print Year: 2024 Visible Size: 13 x 13 inches Framed: 20.5 x 20.5 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 7 COA provided *White frame wit...
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2010s Byzantine Missouri - Photography

Materials

Pigment

Melanie Sherman 240522-44 (Ceramic, Mosaic, Greek, Blue, White, Gold, ~40 OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Melanie Sherman 240522-44 Pigment Print Year: 2024 Visible Size: 13 x 13 inches Framed: 20.5 x 20.5 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 7 COA provided *White frame with...
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2010s Byzantine Missouri - Photography

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Pigment

Window Reflections, Carol Shinn, 2016, Framed Embroidery, Photorealism, Thread
By Carol Shinn
Located in St. Louis, MO
Carol Shinn is a studio artist who lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. She is known internationally for photo-based machine-stitched images. She has taught many classes and workshops ac...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Textile, Thread

Foggy Evening Walk (Enchanted, Twilight, Mystic, ~41% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Foggy Evening Walk (Enchanted, Twilight, Mystic) 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 19 x 10 inches Edition: 7 Signed, titled and date...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ahmedabad Street Market - FRAMED SET OF 6 (India, Spice, Warm, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad Street Market - FRAMED SET OF 6 Pigment Prints Year: 2015 Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches (each) Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches (each) Signed: On Label Edition...
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2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ahmedabad 151209-45 (India, Spice, Street Market, Vibrant, Orange, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151209-45 Pigment Print Year: 2015 Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 8 COA provided *White frame with s...
Category

2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ahmedabad 151209-28 (India, Spice, Street Market, Vibrant, Red, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151209-28 Pigment Print Year: 2015 Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 8 COA provided *White frame with s...
Category

2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ahmedabad 151209-17 (India, Spice, Street Market, Warm, Green, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151209-17 Pigment Print Year: 2015 Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 8 COA provided *White frame with s...
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2010s Street Art Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

House Labels in Yellow IV (Chicago, Classic, O.G., Dance, Club, Iconic, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy House Labels in Yellow 241206-04 High Gloss Metal Print with Float Mount Hanger Year: 2024 Size: 12 inches diameter Signed: On Label Edition: 7 COA provided Lord Fau...
Category

2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Metal

Ahmedabad 151213-42 (India, Street Dancer, Movement, Rhythm, Vibes, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151213-42 High Gloss Metal Print with Float Mount Hanger Year: 2015 Size: 12 inches diameter Signed: On Label Edition: 7 COA provided Lord Fauntleroy is a ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Metal

Ahmedabad 151213-18 (India, Street Dancer, Movement, Rhythm, Vibes, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151213-18 High Gloss Metal Print with Float Mount Hanger Year: 2015 Size: 12 inches diameter Signed: On Label Edition: 7 COA provided Lord Fauntleroy is a ...
Category

2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Metal

Set of Hands (India, Holi Festival, Warm, Saffron, Hand, Calm, ~30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Set of Hands 2015 3 x Archival Pigment Prints on Matte Paper Size: 24 x 24 inches (60.96 x 60.96cm) (each) Edition: 9 Signed, titled and dated on label COA provided ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ahmedabad 150306-33 (India, Holi Festival, Warm, Saffron, Hand, Calm, ~30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 150306-17 2015 Archival Pigment Print on Matte Paper Size: 24 x 24 inches (60.96 x 60.96cm) Edition: 9 Signed, titled and dated on label COA provided Lord...
Category

2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ahmedabad 150306-33 (India, Holi Festival, Warm, Saffron, Hand, Calm, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 150306-33 2015 Archival Pigment Print on Matte Paper Size: 24 x 24 inches (60.96 x 60.96cm) Edition: 9 Signed, titled and dated on label COA provided Lord...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Roots on Stone, Carol Shinn, 2018, Framed Embroidery, Photorealism, Textile
By Carol Shinn
Located in St. Louis, MO
Carol Shinn is a studio artist who lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. She is known internationally for photo-based machine-stitched images. She has taught many classes and workshops ac...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Textile, Thread, Mixed Media

Girl on Train
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Thekla Ehling Girl on Train, 2008 Chromogenic print 24 x 31 inches (61 x 78.7 cm) Edition 2/10
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

C Print

Strata no. 7 by Luanne Rimel, 2023, Original Photography Printed on Silk, Framed
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
Luanne Rimel is an artist, curator, instructor, and currently the Director of Education Programs at Craft Alliance Art Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Her work is layered with histori...
Category

2010s Contemporary Missouri - Photography

Materials

Silk, Thread

KCMO-240926-15 (Kansas City, KC, Pylons, Sky Stations, Deep Blue, R.M. Fischer)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy KCMO-240926-15 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 20 x 9.34 inches (60.96 x 60.96cm) Edition: 17 Signed, titled and dated on label COA...
Category

2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

KCMO-240926-09 (Kansas City, KC, Pylons, Bartle Hall Sky Stations, Deep Blue)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy KCMO-240926-09 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 20 x 9.34 inches (60.96 x 60.96cm) Edition: 17 Signed, titled and dated on label COA...
Category

2010s American Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

KCMO-240926-12 (Kansas City, Crowning Sculptures, Bartle Hall Sky Stations)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy KCMO-240926-12 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 9.34 x 20 inches (60.96 x 60.96cm) Edition: 17 Signed, titled and dated on label COA...
Category

2010s Modern Missouri - Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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