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New Work: James Pitts

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photo-eye Gallery is delighted to announce new work by represented artist and Santa Fe based photographer James Pitts.

James Pitts, Drooping Tulip in White Japanese Vase Facing Right,  2020, archival pigment print, 15" x 19", edition of 10, $1200

photo-eye Gallery is delighted to announce new work by represented artist and Santa Fe based photographer James Pitts.

Made during the pandemic, the new images are from the artist's ongoing series Flowers a meditative series of various flora set against minimal backgrounds that are a nod to Zen philosophy in its simplicity and delicateness.

Widely known for his serene and beautiful prints created from large-format negatives, Pitts' work is timeless, elegant, and alluring.

Take a look at the link below to see more new images, and please reach out to us if you would like further information.
 
 

James Pitts, Single White Tulip in Round Black Vase, 2020, archival pigment print, 15" x 15", edition of 10, $1200

 
"The past year afforded more time
than normal for stillness and
observation.
I am thrilled to be alive and sentient.
I love making things, whether it be
building a guitar, cooking a meal
for my wife, making a vase or
setting up a little stage to take a photograph."   
 

James Pitts, Drooping Cyclamen in Coil Sculpey on Gold Rectangle, 2020, archival pigment print, 15" x 15", edition of 10, $1200
 
"I have never lost the excitement
of seeing an image on the ground
glass, turning on the lights to view
a new negative in the hypo, brushing
platinum sensitizer on a piece of
paper or viewing a final print.
It is all magical."
 

James Pitts, Ranunculus and Bud in First Sculpey Vase Shadows, 2020, archival pigment print, 15" x 19", edition of 10, $1200
 
"The natural world is astonishing and
the amount of diversity is truly
unbelievable."


James Pitts, Climatis in Victoria's Sculpie Vase, 2020, archival pigment print, 8" x 5.5", edition of 10, $900

"Flowers engage me. I am
interested in a dialogue between
the bloom and an environment."
 

James Pitts, Tiny Daisy Four Sculpey Vases, 2020, archival pigment print, 19" x 15", edition of 10, $1200

"Being present in the liminal space is
intoxicating and the anticipation of change is thrilling.
I am interested in human interaction 
with nature.
I am blessed with time and joyful 
to be alive."
 

James Pitts, Flower Gold Sculpey Edge of Table, 2020, archival pigment print, 15" x 15", edition of 10, $1200
 
"Photography helps me to see and 
to remember where I have been and to cherish  
this remarkable place."
 – James Pitts

 

 » Interview with James Pitts

 

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All prices listed were current at the time this post was published.


For more information, and to purchase prints, please contact Gallery Director Anne Kelly or Gallery Assistant Patricia Martin, or you may also call us at 505-988-5152 x202