Human body

Photography, Eczéma domestique 8, Thomas Deschamps

Eczéma domestique 8

Thomas Deschamps

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

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Photography, Rain on Rodeo, Brendan North

Rain on Rodeo

Brendan North

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch

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Photography, Résille I, Marie de Duve

Résille I

Marie de Duve

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

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Photography, No title (No59), Suki Da

No title (No59)

Suki Da

Photography - 60 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 29.5 x 0 inch

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Photography, Sans titre, Rasmus Mogensen

Sans titre

Rasmus Mogensen

Photography - 133 x 100 cm Photography - 52.4 x 39.4 inch

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Photography, No title (No96), Suki Da

No title (No96)

Suki Da

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

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Photography, No title (No32), Suki Da

No title (No32)

Suki Da

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

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Photography, Marie-Paule, Frank Horvat

Marie-Paule

Frank Horvat

Photography - 57.5 x 49.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 22.63 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch

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Photography, No title (No32), Suki Da

No title (No32)

Suki Da

Photography - 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch

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Photography, Body Painting par Keith Haring, Patrick Sarfati

Body Painting par Keith Haring

Patrick Sarfati

Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

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Photography, No Title (No51), Suki Da

No Title (No51)

Suki Da

Photography - 61 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 35.8 x 0 inch

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Photography, No title (No47), Suki Da

No title (No47)

Suki Da

Photography - 61 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 35.8 x 0 inch

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Photography, No title (No127), Suki Da

No title (No127)

Suki Da

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

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Photography, No title (No104), Suki Da

No title (No104)

Suki Da

Photography - 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch

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Photography, No title (No71), Suki Da

No title (No71)

Suki Da

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

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Photography, No title (No46), Suki Da

No title (No46)

Suki Da

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

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Photography, No title (No47), Suki Da

No title (No47)

Suki Da

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

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Photography, No title (No67), Suki Da

No title (No67)

Suki Da

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

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Photography, No title (No27), Suki Da

No title (No27)

Suki Da

Photography - 60 x 44 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.3 x 0 inch

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Photography, Euphoria, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Euphoria

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

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Photography, Sans titre 16, Bruno Fournier

Sans titre 16

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

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Photography, Sans titre 14, Bruno Fournier

Sans titre 14

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

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Photography, Sans titre 13, Bruno Fournier

Sans titre 13

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

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Photography, Sans titre 12, Bruno Fournier

Sans titre 12

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

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Photography, Sans titre 10, Bruno Fournier

Sans titre 10

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

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Photography, Sans titre 11, Bruno Fournier

Sans titre 11

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

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Photography, Sans titre 9, Bruno Fournier

Sans titre 9

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

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Photography, Sans titre 4, Bruno Fournier

Sans titre 4

Bruno Fournier

Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

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Photography, Chill bath, David Djian

Chill bath

David Djian

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

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Photography, No title (No32), Suki Da

No title (No32)

Suki Da

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

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Photography, No title (No62), Suki Da

No title (No62)

Suki Da

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

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Photography, Credendo Vides 017, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Credendo Vides 017

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

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Photography, Marisa Papen 3, Samuel Cueto

Marisa Papen 3

Samuel Cueto

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

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Photography, Marisa Papen 4, Samuel Cueto

Marisa Papen 4

Samuel Cueto

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

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Photography, Jonathan, Larry Clark

Jonathan

Larry Clark

Photography - 13 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 5.1 x 6.9 x 0 inch

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Photography, Gone with the wind, Lesya Rozova

Gone with the wind

Lesya Rozova

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.01 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

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Photography, Under water II, James Chiew

Under water II

James Chiew

Photography - 150 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

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Photography, Under water, James Chiew

Under water

James Chiew

Photography - 150 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

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Photography, Flame, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Flame

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

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Photography, Avant, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Avant

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

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Photography, Euphoria, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Euphoria

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

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Photography, Marisa Papen 2, Samuel Cueto

Marisa Papen 2

Samuel Cueto

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

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Photography, Les colonnes n°1, Manon Deck-Sablon

Les colonnes n°1

Manon Deck-Sablon

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

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Photography, Arcadia five, Photograph, Archival ink jet, Aaron Knight

Arcadia five, Photograph, Archival ink jet

Aaron Knight

Photography - 66 x 96.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26 x 38 x 0.1 inch

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Photography, Twofold, Photograph, Archival ink jet, Aaron Knight

Twofold, Photograph, Archival ink jet

Aaron Knight

Photography - 66 x 96.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26 x 38 x 0.1 inch

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Photography, Dualism, Aaron Knight

Dualism

Aaron Knight

Photography - 96.5 x 66 x 0.3 cm Photography - 38 x 26 x 0.1 inch

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Photography, Inside, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Inside

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

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Photography, No10 SPIRIT Series, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

No10 SPIRIT Series

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 90 x 72 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 28.3 x 0 inch

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Photography, La tête, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

La tête

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 72 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 28.3 x 35.4 x 0 inch

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Photography, Rouge Gorge, Basile Minatchy

Rouge Gorge

Basile Minatchy

Photography - 80 x 53 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

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Photography, No title (No62), Suki Da

No title (No62)

Suki Da

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

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Photography, No title (No119), Suki Da

No title (No119)

Suki Da

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

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Photography, Pour Hanel, Pierre Molinier

Pour Hanel

Pierre Molinier

Photography - 10.9 x 13.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 4.3 x 5.3 x 0 inch

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Photography, A Fisherman's Wife, Olha Stepanian

A Fisherman's Wife

Olha Stepanian

Photography - 69.9 x 61 cm Photography - 27.5 x 24 inch

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Photography, Les Géantes, Camargue,, Lucien Clergue

Les Géantes, Camargue,

Lucien Clergue

Photography - 36.2 x 52.7 x 2.57 cm Photography - 14.3 x 20.7 x 1 inch

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Photography, No title (No46), Suki Da

No title (No46)

Suki Da

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

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Photography, Disparition IV, Laurent Hini

Disparition IV

Laurent Hini

Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

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Photography, Limerence, Li Hui

Limerence

Li Hui

Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.33 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

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Photography, Euphoria, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Euphoria

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

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Photography, Nu sur le lit, André de Dienes

Nu sur le lit

André de Dienes

Photography - 22 x 25 cm Photography - 8.7 x 9.8 inch

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Photography, Corps Raccords série 2 - 5/7, Sarah Salazar

Corps Raccords série 2 - 5/7

Sarah Salazar

Photography - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

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Photography, Sans titre, Rasmus Mogensen

Sans titre

Rasmus Mogensen

Photography - 55 x 40 cm Photography - 21.7 x 15.7 inch

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Photography, Rhéa, Delphine Denans

Rhéa

Delphine Denans

Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

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Photography, Nu Wild Child, André de Dienes

Nu Wild Child

André de Dienes

Photography - 20 x 27 cm Photography - 7.9 x 10.6 inch

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Photography, Nu avec ballon, André de Dienes

Nu avec ballon

André de Dienes

Photography - 28 x 25 cm Photography - 11 x 9.8 inch

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Photography, Torso project, Amelika, Jacques Graf

Torso project, Amelika

Jacques Graf

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

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Photography, Rieuses, Hélène Guetary

Rieuses

Hélène Guetary

Photography - 44 x 110 x 2 cm Photography - 17.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

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Photography, Newspaper Hercules, Emre

Newspaper Hercules

Emre

Photography - 85 x 120 cm Photography - 33.5 x 47.2 inch

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Photography, Résille II, Marie de Duve

Résille II

Marie de Duve

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

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Photography, Lovers (Amants), Laura Makabresku

Lovers (Amants)

Laura Makabresku

Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

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Photography, Guard Tower Malibu (2/5), Photograph, Archival ink jet, Aaron Knight

Guard Tower Malibu (2/5), Photograph, Archival ink jet

Aaron Knight

Photography - 81.3 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 22 x 0.1 inch

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Photography, Basking in wonder, Photograph, Archival ink jet, Aaron Knight

Basking in wonder, Photograph, Archival ink jet

Aaron Knight

Photography - 81.3 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 22 x 0.1 inch

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Photography, Solspark, Photograph, Archival ink jet, Aaron Knight

Solspark, Photograph, Archival ink jet

Aaron Knight

Photography - 55.9 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 22 x 32 x 0.1 inch

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Photography, L'envers du soleil, Françoise Benomar

L'envers du soleil

Françoise Benomar

Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

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Photography, The static Electric Effect of Minnie Mouse on Mickey Mouse Balloons, Les Krims

The static Electric Effect of Minnie Mouse on Mickey Mouse Balloons

Les Krims

Photography - 34.5 x 49 x 0.5 cm Photography - 13.6 x 19.3 x 0.2 inch

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Photography, Sophie, Frank Horvat

Sophie

Frank Horvat

Photography - 57.5 x 49.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 22.63 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch

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Photography, Épreuve C, Zakari Babel

Épreuve C

Zakari Babel

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.5 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

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Photography, Shoot again (877), Yves Cham

Shoot again (877)

Yves Cham

Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.01 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

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Photography, Mantis Nevroptera, Martial Lenoir

Mantis Nevroptera

Martial Lenoir

Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch

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Photography, Alessandra, Frank Horvat

Alessandra

Frank Horvat

Photography - 57.5 x 49.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 22.63 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch

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Photography, Sunny line, Lesya Rozova

Sunny line

Lesya Rozova

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

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Photography, Nun blum - Hand, Cécile Plaisance

Nun blum - Hand

Cécile Plaisance

Photography - 70 x 57 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22.4 x 0.8 inch

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Photography, Lo, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Lo

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

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Photography, Feuille 02, François Delebecque

Feuille 02

François Delebecque

Photography - 20.7 x 20.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.1 x 8.1 x 0 inch

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Photography, Fesses, François Delebecque

Fesses

François Delebecque

Photography - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch

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Photography, Alanguie, François Delebecque

Alanguie

François Delebecque

Photography - 20.7 x 20.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.1 x 8.1 x 0 inch

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Photography, Les boules sablé.e.s n°2, Manon Deck-Sablon

Les boules sablé.e.s n°2

Manon Deck-Sablon

Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

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Photography, Les boules sablé.e.s n°1, Manon Deck-Sablon

Les boules sablé.e.s n°1

Manon Deck-Sablon

Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

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Photography, Natacha, Yang Wang

Natacha

Yang Wang

Photography - 230 x 110 cm Photography - 90.6 x 43.3 inch

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Photography, Sex, Love..., Eric Bouvet

Sex, Love...

Eric Bouvet

Photography - 150 x 100 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 inch

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Photography, N°623 - Pin Up Collection, Mehdi Mirbagheri

N°623 - Pin Up Collection

Mehdi Mirbagheri

Photography - 100 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

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Photography, Les colonnes n°1, Manon Deck-Sablon

Les colonnes n°1

Manon Deck-Sablon

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch

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Photography, Skateboard, Emre

Skateboard

Emre

Photography - 120 x 120 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 inch

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Human body

'I wanted to conquer the world. But I also desperately wanted to understand human nature, and to know what was inside our bodies. To do this, I have spent whole night dissecting bodies, against the direct orders of the Pope. Nothing disgusts me. What I am looking for, truly, in all of my work and particularly in my painting, what I have looked for all my life, is to understand the mystery that is human nature' – from the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century.


At the time of writing these notes, da Vinci had already made greater understanding of the human body the primary objective of his investigations. Dissection and study were key to his development of a holistic knowledge of anatomy, which da Vinci believed was vital to the perfect rendering of the nude figures which he painted and drew.


Little by little, the traditional image of the human figure was uprooted and in its place new ways of interpreting the body developed. Contemporary artists relentlessly questioned the traditional codes of figure drawing, liberally reworking the representation of the body to create a new image that was dislocated, geometric, deformed and disfigured.


The body as an artistic subject is at once desired, fantasised, dreamt, transformed, deformed. For painters, photographers and sculptors alike the body represents a rite of passage in their artistic development. Many people say that they most appreciate the talents of an artists by way of their control over the complexity of the figure. For example, it's clear even in Matisse's later, more abstract collages that he had perfectly mastered the human form.


Representation of the body is fundamental to Western art: first and foremost because it suggests a representation of the self, and therefore affirms the artist's own existence and coexistence with the environment that surrounds them. At the beginning of art history, the only bodies represented were the gods, supernatural beings, and spirits who had taken on human form. The body, nude or clothed, is at once one of the most widely depicted and most deeply polemical subjects in Western art (think of the scandals provoked by Courbet's 'Origins of the World', or Renoir's 'Picnic on the Grass').


The body has always been the primary subject of an array of themes, and its history is rich and ancient. Initially, depiction of the body was closely linked to religion, where the Word became flesh in Genesis, but later in more secular times the arousal of the artist when faced with the body made for an equally popular theme. Latterly the notion of the body as an object of beauty was subverted by Cubism until depictions of bodies no longer bore any resemblance to reality or made any pretence of respecting the rules of proportion.


Finally, in modern art the body has taken on an abstract shape within space, becoming one with the environment. In some instances, the body has become the artist's own support, as with Klein's models. The body as an abstract concept is tangible in many different manifestations in art, even in pieces as unassuming as some of Rothko's paintings. It remains the subject of inexhaustible inspiration and eternal debate.

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