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Jonathan
by Sam Taylor-Wood

ARTIST STATEMENT

Sam Taylor-Wood’s work examines the split between being and appearance, often placing her human subjects—either singly or in groups—in situations where the line between interior and external sense of self is in conflict. Her languid and silent film portrait of David Beckham, for example, which was shot in a single take, offers a serene alternative to this most intensively photographed celebrity. In Prelude in Air (2005), Sam filmed a musician playing a piece of cello music by Bach, but the cello itself has been erased. Likewise, in Breach (Girl and Eunuch) (2001), a girl is portrayed sitting on the floor in the throes of grief, but the sound of her tears has been removed. In the celebrated film Still Life (2001), an impossibly beautiful bowl of fruit decays at an accelerated pace, creating a visceral memento mori. In her film The Last Century (2005), what appears to be a static image of a group of people slowly reveals itself to be a real, filmed take, timed to the length of a burning cigarette: The film is entirely static apart from the involuntary blinking, twitching and barely-visible breathing of four motionless actors, all arranged around a central figure as if in a group portrait painted by Rembrandt or Caravaggio. Sam has also explored notions of weight and gravity in elegiac, poised photographs and films such as Ascension (2003) and a series of self-portraits (Self Portrait Suspended I – VIII) that depict the artist floating in mid air without the aid of any visible support—a motif she returned to, portraying herself suspended by helium-filled party balloons, in the series called Escape Artist (2008). Sam’s first feature length film, Nowhere Boy (2009), a look at the teenage years of John Lennon, premiered at the London Film Festival in October 2009.

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Jonathan

by Sam Taylor-Wood

archival pigment print
available framed

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    • 10"x8" 60
      Add frame 151
      • Black Frame 151
      • White Frame, recommended 151
    • 14"x11" 120
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      • Black Frame 245
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    • 20"x16" 600
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    • 40"x30" 3000
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  • Limited-edition, exclusive to 20x200
  • Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper
  • Artist-signed + numbered certificate of authenticity included
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  • Available framed or print only

These prints are created using archival pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper with a luster finish.

Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. All of our prints have a minimum border of .5 inches to allow for framing.

We recommend a custom frame in white solid wood with UV protected plexiglass and a white archival mat. Please note: Framed art may take up to 4 weeks to ship. Available for U.S. orders only.

  • 10"x8" print offered in 14"x14" frame (3/4” front profile x 1 1/4” side profile)
  • 14"x11" print offered in 16.5"x16.5" frame (3/4” front profile x 1 1/4” side profile)
  • 20"x16" print offered in 22.5"x22.5" frame (3/4” front profile x 1 1/4” side profile)
  • 40"x30" print is dry mounted and framed to the image (3/4” front profile x 2” side profile), with spacers and enhanced UV plexi glass

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All of our prints have a minimum border of .25 inches to allow for framing. We do not alter the aspect ratio, crop or resize the artists' originals—quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the image, not the printed image itself. For exact image sizes and more helpful info, view our framing guides: