photo-eye Gallery From the Flat-Files: Hiroshi Watanabe's Suo Saramawashi photo-eye Gallery
Recently, while settling into the new gallery location, we had the pleasure of organizing photo-eye Gallery’s physical archive of Hiroshi Watanabe’s work. Revisiting the artist's series Suo Saramawashi was a real treat.

 

Hiroshi Watanabe, Choromatsu 2, Suo Saramawashi, toned gelatin-silver print, 14 x 14 inches, edition of 15, $1500

 

Recently, while settling into the new gallery location, we had the pleasure of organizing photo-eye Gallery’s physical archive of Hiroshi Watanabe’s work. Revisiting the artist's series Suo Saramawashi was a real treat. The stunning photographs of macaque monkeys are most notable for their candor and playfulness. In the series, we witness the thoughtful and expressive gaze of the performing monkeys in a studied but uncontrived manner.

Saramawashi, "monkey dancing," has been in existence for over a thousand years in Japan. Initially it evolved as a form of religious ritual designed to protect the horses of warriors. Later, it developed into a popular festival entertainment, with monkeys performing throughout the countryside of Japan.  Saramawashi ranks alongside Noh and Kabuki as one of the oldest and most traditional of Japan's performing arts. The highly trained monkeys perform acrobatic stunts and comedic skits and are beloved by those who witness them.

Hiroshi Watanabe remembered these performing monkeys from his childhood and traveled to Japan to rediscover them. Rather than making pictures of the performances, Watanabe instead chose to produce this series of formal portraits made in a make-shift studio on location in Japan. These pictures not only portray the monkeys with great dignity and respect, but are also a beautiful, quiet reflection of Watanabe's sensitivities and artistic soul.

 

Hiroshi Watanabe, Aikichi, Suo Sarumawashi, toned gelatin-silver print, 14 x 14 inches, edition of 15, $1500

 

 » View more of Watanabe's work on photo-eye Gallery’s website

 

All of the beautiful images from this series are available as 10x10" (edition of 30) silver gelatin prints starting at $1000 — and 15x15" (edition of 15) silver prints starting at $1500. The series is also available in the form of a photo-eye Editions portfolio. This stunning limited edition portfolio is comprised of twelve pigment ink prints chosen from Watanabe's series of macaque monkey portraits and includes text by Watanabe and an official introduction from the Suo Sarumawashi Association. Limited to fifty copies along with three artist proofs, each is contained in an elegant anodized aluminum box. The pigment ink prints are made on 11x14" Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta.

About the Deluxe Limited Edition
The deluxe limited edition contains a thirteenth image, a gelatin-silver photograph, printed, signed and numbered by the artist. Limited to twenty copies and two artist proofs, the deluxe edition is presented in black anodized aluminum box. 

 

 » Purchase the Limited Edition Portfolio

 

 

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For more information, and to purchase prints, please contact photo-eye Gallery Staff at

(505) 988-5152 x202 or gallery@photoeye.com

 

photo-eye EDITIONS New from photo-eye EDITIONS: Ernie Button's Vanishing Spirits - The Macallan Collection photo-eye is excited to announce our sixth photo-eye EDITIONS publication, Vanishing Spirits: The Macallan® Collection by Ernie Button, as well as a corresponding exhibition in our Gallery Tower. photo-eye EDITIONS are exquisite handcrafted limited edition portfolios produced at photo-eye Studios in Santa Fe, NM.

photo-eye is excited to announce our sixth photo-eye EDITIONS publication, Vanishing Spirits: The Macallan® Collection by Ernie Button, as well as a corresponding exhibition in our Gallery Tower. photo-eye EDITIONS are exquisite handcrafted limited edition portfolios of contemporary photography contained in an engraved, anodized aluminum box and produced at photo-eye Studios in Santa Fe, NM. The Vanishing Spirits: The Macallan® Collection portfolio is published in an edition of 30 and contains 10 Archival Pigment Prints on Hahnemüle Paper, a title page, a plate list, an essay by Hamidah Glasgow, Executive Director of The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins Colorado, an artist statement and colophon signed and numbered by the artist.

photo-eye EDITIONS Interview: Elaine Ling on Baobab Tree of Generations from photo-eye EDITIONS photo-eye Gallery is very proud to announce its fifth photo-eye EDITION publication, Baobab: Tree of Generations by Hong Kong born photographer Elaine Ling, as well as a corresponding exhibition by the same title at our Bookstore + Project Space. photo-eye EDITIONS are exquisite hand-crafted Limited Edition portfolios of contemporary photography created at photo-eye Studios in Santa Fe.

photo-eye EDITIONS – Baobab: Tree of Generations by Elaine Ling

photo-eye Gallery is very proud to announce its fifth photo-eye EDITIONS publication, Baobab: Tree of Generations by Hong Kong born photographer Elaine Ling, as well as a corresponding exhibition by the same title at our Bookstore + Project Space. photo-eye EDITIONS are exquisite hand-crafted Limited Edition portfolios of contemporary photography created at photo-eye Studios in Santa Fe. For the project, Ling traveled extensively in Africa — including expeditions to Madagascar and the province of Limpopo — to photograph the monumental tree. Recently, photo-eye Gallery's Lucas Shaffer sat down with Ling to discuss the series.

We are excited to announce the newest publication from photo-eye Editions is Tom Chambers: Dreaming in Reverse / Soñando Hacia Atrás.

This portfolio of twelve pigment ink prints is housed in an archival anodized aluminum box and is part of a limited edition of 30 with two artist proofs and two printer proofs. The prints were produced as archival pigment ink prints on Hahnemüle photo rag baryta. Foreword by Dennis Kiel, Chief Curator of the Light Factory Museum.

This new portfolio is currently at the starting price of $1100. You can view the portfolio here.

Tom Chambers signing and numbering the portfolios

If you have any questions or would like to purchase a portfolio please contact me by email or phone at 505-988-5159 x202

Thank you,

Anne Kelly
photo-eye Gallery Associate Director

photo-eye is excited to announce the second publication of photo-eye Editions, Suo Sarumawashi by Hiroshi Watanabe.

Aikichi 2 from Suo Sarumawashi

Sarumawashi, "monkey dancing," has been in existence for over a thousand years in Japan. Initially it evolved as a form of religious ritual designed to protect the horses of warriors. Later, it developed into a popular festival entertainment, with monkeys performing throughout the countryside of Japan. Sarumawashi ranks alongside Noh and Kabuki as one of the oldest and most traditional of Japan's performing arts. The highly trained monkeys perform acrobatic stunts and comedic skits and are beloved by those who witness them. Hiroshi Watanabe remembered these performing monkeys from his childhood and traveled to Japan to rediscover them. Rather than making pictures of the performances, Watanabe instead chose to produce this series of formal portraits made in a make-shift studio on location in Japan. These pictures not only portray the monkeys with great dignity and respect, but are also a beautiful, quiet reflection of Watanabe's sensitivities and artistic soul.

This stunning limited edition portfolio is comprised of twelve pigment ink prints chosen from Watanabe's series of macaque monkey portraits made in 2008 and includes text by Watanabe and an official introduction from the Suo Sarumawashi Association. Limited to fifty copies along with three artist proofs, each is contained in an elegant anodized aluminum box. The pigment ink prints are made on 11x14 inch Hahnemühle photo rag baryta.

Limited edition print Fukunosuke's Hands from Suo Sarumawashi

The deluxe limited edition contains a thirteenth image, a gelatin-silver photograph, printed, signed and numbered by the artist. Limited to twenty copies and two artist proofs, the deluxe edition is presented in black anodized aluminum box.







View the entire Suo Sarumawashi portfolio here.

View additional work by Hiroshi Watanabe here.

For more information on Watanabe's work contact photo-eye Gallery Associate Director Anne Kelly.

Cranach Series photo-eye Editions portfolio in photo-eye Gallery

Opening tonight at photo-eye Gallery is an exhibition to celebrate the newest publication from photo-eye Editions, Cranach Series by Carla van de Puttelaar.

photo-eye Editions was born just about a year ago to publish contemporary photography in the form of limited edition books and portfolios, seen as a series of art objects themselves. We are committed to extending the aesthetic beauty of photography beyond  the individual photograph, be it in book or portfolio form.

Carla van de Puttelaar

We are excited to announce the newest publication of photo-eye Editions, Cranach Series by Dutch artist Carla van de Puttelaar. van de Puttelaar finished her studies in 1996 at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. That same year, she won the Esther Kroon award.  van de Puttelaar has participated in numerous exhibitions across Europe and the United States, including Turin, Paris, Groningen and Amsterdam.




The Cranach Series was inspired by the work of the 16th century German painter Lucas Cranach the Elder, and in it van de Puttelaar creates beautiful and timeless images of women in their natural state. Depicted without makeup and focusing on distinguishing marks like small moles, imprints from lingerie lace or elastic or a slight bruise, these images are, for van de Puttelaar, about real beauty — a human beauty.

This new portfolio contains fifteen full-body nude photographs, a title page, essay, a list of plates and a signature page. Limited to fifty copies, each is contained in an elegant anodized aluminum box. These 11x17 inch pigment ink prints are made on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. 

To view images from this portfolio and to get more information, see the photo-eye Editions section of our website or contact Anne Kelly at 505 988 5251 x121 or at anne@photoeye.com.


Check photo-eye Blog for an interview with van de Puttelaar in the coming weeks.