Ivan Pinkava Ivan PinkavaPhotographer, co-founder of the Prague House of Photography

Aloe

Ivan Pinkava – one of the most renowned Czech photographers of his generation with international reach, and Aloe, a quiet still life with a medicinal plant.

Size
Framed 81 × 60 cm
Frame

Wooden frame with museum-grade UV acrylic glazing, made in the Czech Republic. Ready to hang.

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Limited edition, 100 piecesNumbered
The artist numbers and signs every piece by hand. No reprints.100ks blind stamp and certificate of authenticityArchival 12-colour giclée print, Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g
How numbering and pre-sales work
Ivan Pinkava

Profile

Ivan Pinkava

Victoria and Albert MuseumBibliothèque nationale de FranceRudolfinum GalleryJ&T Bank Art Index

Ivan Pinkava (*1961) studoval v letech 1977 – 1981 Střední průmyslovou školu grafickou v Praze a následně Uměleckou fotografii na FAMU. V roce 1989 spolu s několika dalšími fotografy spoluzaložil Pražský dům fotografie (PHP), v letech 2005 – 2007 působil jako vedoucí ateliéru Fotografie na pražské UMPRUM. Mimo české instituce je zastoupen ve sbírkách Bibliothèque nationale de France v Paříži, Gernsheim Collection v Texasu, Victoria and Albert Museum v Londýně, Kinsey Institute Art Collection v Bloomingtonu, The Dali Photo Museum v Číně, v Museum of Photographic Arts v San Diegu a řadě dalších. Kromě samostatných výstav v předních českých institucích a galeriích jako je Galerie Rudolfinum, Fait Gallery v Brně, Dům umění v Českých Budějovicích či Císařské konírně Pražského hradu představil svou tvorbu na mnoha samostatných a skupinových výstavách i v zahraničí - například v Katzen Arts Center ve Washingtonu D.C., Centro de la Imagen v Mexico City, Galleria d’Arte Moderna v Bologni nebo Stimultania Gallery, ve Štrasburgu, See+ Gallery v Pekingu, Shiseido Gallery v Tokyu či Bill Brandt Room v Londýně ad.

About the work

Ivan Pinkava for 100ks

A work selected exclusively for 100 pieces titled Aloepresents this medicinal, unusually resilient, and unmistakably shaped plant next to a massive cuboid (in reality, just a common piece of discarded construction polystyrene) bearing traces of its previous handling and potential uses. The overhead light in the space creates its own pattern and, by reflecting off the top of the cuboid, radiates brightness back, as if attempting to unite what is above and below, that is, our profane with something sacred.

Aloe (click to enlarge)

A look inside the studio

Photos from the signing of the first pieces of the edition.

Shipping, delivery and returns

This edition is signed to order: once your order comes in, the print goes for signing and ships in about 2 weeks. Framed prints travel in protective packaging, unframed prints in a sturdy tube and an extra box. Shipping is calculated at checkout by country.

Details on shipping, delivery and returns are on the Everything about buying and Shipping pages.

How edition numbering and pre-sales work

Every edition has a fixed print run. Every piece is numbered and signed by hand. During a pre-sale you choose your print number; after the pre-sale ends, numbers are assigned in order of purchase. Details are on the Edition sizes page.