Patricia Heal

Tulipa Psittacus II, New York

2007

The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to present Flowers, a photographic exhibition by Leonardo Pucci. Flowers is Pucci’s second solo exhibition at the Robin Rice Gallery. Paralleling his previous, “episodes (without real order)”, this series is also a project about beauty and intimacy. Flowers was created in the beginning of the pandemic. Pucci says, “the lockdown came to get me out of a creativity crisis I was going through at the time.” He was inspired by a Hojō Jutsu manual while being isolated in his residence in Paris. He studied the art of Shibari and performed it on cut flowers: calla lilies, anemones, carnations, proteas, roses and tulips were tied with strings like bent and constricted bodies and then photographed. “Tulip 1:15pm” was the first image created for this ongoing series. Hojō Jutsu is the martial art of restraining captives with rope, commonly used on the battlefield by the Empire of Japan from 1400 to 1700, that hundreds of years later it evolved into the refined technique of Shibari (literally “to tie”), the spiritual art...

A lovely bundle of tulips takes on a skeletal quality in this X-ray photograph by Steve Miller. The delicate, transparent petals of the tulip flowers are contrasted by the wiry const...

Black and white, Still life, Flower, Botanical, Rose, Abstract, flower, still life, photograph, black and white photograph, abstraction, b&w All the photographs in a limited edition. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph.” ABOUT In 2008, Andrew Arrick and Michael Hofeman first came across The Robin Rice Gallery and immediately fell in love with the fine art photography becoming fans and collectors of the work. On a visit to the gallery this past winter, Michael and Andrew had a brilliant idea to join forces with Robin to curate an exhibition in tune with the aesthetic of their vintage lifestyle boutique, FINCH hudson...

The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to present Flowers, a photographic exhibition by Leonardo Pucci. Flowers is Pucci’s second solo exhibition at the Robin Rice Gallery. Paralleling hi...

Max Grant's floral macro photography series, aptly titled "(Floral)," serves as a mesmerizing exploration of botanical beauty reminiscent of the legendary artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Th...

My present focus, ‘From a Scanner, Darkly,’ began when I had no time to work with film. Instead, a scanner and a computer became my substitute for photosensitive materials and a ...

20" x 16" on a 24" x 20" paper Edition of 30 40" x 32" on a 48" x 40" paper Edition of 5 Signed and editioned in pencil on recto. Titled and dated in pencil on verso Mounted and F...

Black Parrot Tulips Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist The most well-known meaning of tulips is perfect and deep love. As the tulip is a classic flower that has been lo...