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Collaborating with nature to make the concerns of art relevant to society at large using the mechanics of water as a primary medium.
‘Grace’
From the underwater series 'Vanitas' 2008 - Ongoing.
dated 2010 - SOLD OUT EDITION
chromogenic print mounted to 1.5mm solid recycled & polished aluminium plate
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‘Constellation’
from the series 'Oil + Water' 2014 - 2015
Strange organic formations appear within the crude oil sealed within an ossuary of water. As the block freezes Enthalpy of fusion takes over creating other worldly reactions.
chromogenic print mounted to 1.5mm solid recycled & polished aluminium plate
framed in solid cold forged brass rails
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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2012. ‘Veiled Skull with Flowers’
from the exhibition 'A beautiful announcement of death'
C-Type print, mounted to polished aluminium with a/r acrylic face.
'snug' framed in a narrow sight edged deep walnut.
Edition of 3 in 40 x 30cms
Edition of 10 in 120 x 90cms
2 Artists Proofs
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'untitled 8055', created 2010.
from the series 'Fusion' 2010 - 2020
'Fusion' can be seen to reference contemporary environmental concerns - representing the destruction and havoc we are inflicting on nature and our planet as a species. This series was started as a direct protest at the BP Oil disaster where 5 million barrels of oil poured into the Golf of Mexico 20th April 2010. The gusher that was left behind after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank is still leaking to this date.
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‘Heraclius I’
from 'Rastvoyrennaya Pechal' (Dissolved Sadness) Moscow 2014
Unique C-Type print 25 x 29 cms
Framed in an 18th Century Baroque Russian Icon frame
overall size 67w x 71h x 15d - SOLD
+ II artist proofs (each a differing size and execution).
While bunkered underground in Moscow I recall creating this series in the most trying of conditions during winter. This conviction in me comes from the belief that most of the photography we are surrounded by today is usually just looked at, and seldom looked into. If you care enough about photography and know how to use it, you will want to represent that meaning through your own eyes. If you let other people’s vision get between the world and your own, you will achieve that extremely common and worthless thing, a pictorial photograph.
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Detail of 'Elipse' from 'Rosae' 2009 - 2010.
dated 2011
120 x 90 cms chromogenic print. Edition of 10.
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
The red rose, a symbol of unrelenting love is juxtaposed here against a deep dark void. These branded motifs are not created as an homage, but instead a social commentary. We ourselves seem to be drowning in a society that is dominated by a reverence towards the new religion of media, flocking to the church of brand and celebrity.
‘Morpho Amathonto 0220’
'Aberration No I' from the underwater butterfly series 'Transparency of a dream'
Chromogenic print, mounted to 1.5mm recycled & polished aluminium plate.
Box framed in Ash behind museum glass.
160x160 cms unique chromogenic print - SOLD
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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2014. ‘Jupiter’ from 'Rastvoyrennaya Pechal' (Dissolved Sadness) Moscow 2014
C-Type print. 1 of 1 at 90 x 67 cms single edition artwork - SOLD
+II Artists Proofs (each a differing & unique size)
being only the third British artist to host a solo exhibition at Triumph Gallery, Moscow; after Damien Hirst & the Chapman Brothers.
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'Vitreous Love'
2014. ‘Mycenaean I’
from 'Rastvoyrennaya Pechal'
Referencing the Greek civilisation and language of the Argolid Plains in Peloponnese. 1600 - 1100 BC.
Unique C-Type print 90 x 120 cms
+II Artists Proofs (each a differing & unique size)
2014. ‘Heraclius II’
from 'Rastvoyrennaya Pechal' (Dissolved Sadness) Moscow 2014
'Working with analogue camera equipment and without post production, his life long dedication to in-camera purity establishes it's provenance when linked to painstaking preparatory work.’ - Andrei Tolstoy, 2014.
Unique C-Type print 25 x 29 cms
Framed in an 18th Century Baroque Russian Icon frame SOLD
+ II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
‘Caligo Eurilochus’
From the underwater series 'Swarm' 2008 - 2012.
dated 2011
chromogenic print mounted to 1.5mm solid recycled & polished aluminium plate
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Untitled 6298
dated 2019.
Unique work on paper from the Siberian artist residency 'Dark Vat'
In early 2019, artist Alexander James Hamilton opened a studio in a disused photographic paper factory located in Siberia that had been closed since the 1970's and called it 'Dark Vat'.
Central to the vast space a 120 square metre black water reflection pool was installed, surrounded by vaulted 5 metre black velvet walls. Classically trained ballet dancers were invited to interpret the Dark Vat in an intimate series of performances. The camera never looking directly at the dancers movement, just that of their reflections, shifting and ephemeral.
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‘Untitled 0345’. A religious icon signified by a halo resting on a bed of flowers.
8 by 10 inch original transparency plate from 'A beautiful announcement of death'
hand formed solid gold halo, studio grown Lilac flowers
Unique Chromogenic print 60 x 60 cms
+ II artist proofs (each a differing size and execution).
artist quote from the series 'in conversation last night'
' I am not saying what is right or wrong, only what is right and wrong for me. There is no attempt to be fashionable here, just an unmitigated apathy towards mechanisation. '
One of the very first images from inside 'Renaciendo'. (Re-Born)
Along with sculptural works, large format photography (PhotoGrams) and a state of the art lighting system hand fabricated by the artist and donated for public bequest to the Convento de los Carmelitas; the last standing Baroque structure left standing in Spain. The building has remained closed to the public for over 170 years, the artist worked alone for over 3,000 hours to bring this project to life and save this important heritage site.
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Plate 00882
from the series 'Empirical Evidence' 2014 - 2022
Strange organic formations appear within the crude oil sealed within an ossuary of water. As the block freezes Enthalpy of fusion takes over creating other worldly reactions.
unique chromogenic print mounted to 1.5mm solid recycled & polished aluminium plate
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'Ptolemy'
from the series 'Oil + Water' 2014 - 2015
Strange organic formations appear within the crude oil sealed within an ossuary of water. As the block freezes Enthalpy of fusion takes over creating other worldly reactions.
chromogenic print mounted to 1.5mm solid recycled & polished aluminium plate
framed in solid cold forged brass rails
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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‘Dream of democracy’ Plate 0180 - STUDIO PROOF
from the exhibition 'Death of the dream'
dated 2017
unique 59.4 x 33.3 cms chromogenic print & oils
mounted to 2mm recycled aluminium polished plate
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Installation view of 'Transparency of a dream illuminated'
museum standard black cotton velvet conservation frames
using LED backlit panels hand made by the artist
works created 2014, seen here in 2017 at the exhibition
'Death of the dream' with Dellasposa Gallery, London.
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'Chanel' from 'Rosae' 2009 - 2010., dated 2010
120 x 90 cms chromogenic print. Edition of 10.
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
chromogenic print mounted to 1.5mm solid recycled & polished aluminium plateenquire about this artwork
The red rose, a symbol of unrelenting love is juxtaposed here against a deep dark void. These branded motifs are not created as an homage, but instead a social commentary. We ourselves seem to be drowning in a society that is dominated by a reverence towards the new religion of media, flocking to the church of brand and celebrity.
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'Emperors Truth'
From the underwater series 'Vanitas' 2008 - Ongoing.
dated 2010
chromogenic print mounted to 1.5mm solid recycled & polished aluminium plate
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‘Witness’ Martyred Ophelia. Dated 2012.
from the exhibition 'A beautiful announcement of death'
C-Type print, mounted to polished aluminium with a/r acrylic face.
180 cm x 135 cm Edition of II - SOLD OUT
+ 2 Artists Proofs
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'Dream of democracy’ Plate 0180, dated 2017
from the exhibition 'Death of the dream'
unique 145 x 80 cms backlit Fuji Crystal Archive print
Framed behind museum glass in walnut, bedded in deep black cotton velvet
175w x 110h x 7d cms framed
with backlit crystal LED panel & remote control
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'Frequency Resurrection'
from the underwater series 'Vanitas' 2008 - Ongoing.
dated 2010
chromogenic print mounted to 1.5mm solid recycled & polished aluminium plate
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Plate No. 4206 [Latitude 5.110168 Longitude 73.076008]
Baa Atoll, Maldives - from the series 'Ocean Paintings' date 2019.
Ocean Painting. definition... offshore currents act like brushstrokes on a meticulously prepared scene; what is brought about by the ocean, wind and the abundant life of the Baa Atoll is falling towards something otherworldly.
Unique Print
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‘Riverbrook with Roses' 2012
from the exhibition 'A beautiful announcement of death'
C-Type print, mounted to polished aluminium with a/r acrylic face.
Face mounted with museum grade anti-reflect acrylic.
'snug' framed in a narrow sight edged deep walnut.
160 cm x 80 cm edition of 2... sold out
2 Artists Proofs
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Plate '0469-1.1'
from the series 'All icons are false' 2016 - 2017.
unique hand print, 60 x 42 cms, float mounted above museum board
box framed in hand stained & waxed English Ash behind museum art glass
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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'Plate 0336-9'
from the series 'All icons are false' 2016 - 2017.
unique hand print, 60 x 42 cms, float mounted above museum board
box framed in hand stained & waxed English Ash behind museum art glass
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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'Plate 0261-8'
from the series 'All icons are false' 2016 - 2017.
unique hand print, 60 x 42 cms, float mounted above museum board
box framed in hand stained & waxed English Ash behind museum art glass
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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'Dream of democracy’, 2017.
from the exhibition 'Death of the dream'
collection of 9 unique works in 3 x 3 grid formation
nine unique 59.4 x 33.3 cms chromogenic hand prints, over painted in oils
each mounted to 2mm recycled & polished aluminium plate
works are hung in 3x3 grid with central work (Plate 0180) inverted
each piece is signed, dated & annotated reverso
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from 'Visions from the shoreline'. 2017 - 2018
Unique photogram transfer mounted to 2mm recycled aluminium plate
Signed, annotated and dated by the artist, lower left verso.
60 (h) x 42 (w) cm (23.6 x 16.5 in.)
'untitled 8080', created 2010.
from the series 'Fusion' 2010 - 2021
'Fusion' can be seen to reference contemporary environmental concerns - representing the destruction and havoc we are inflicting on nature and our planet as a species. This series was started as a direct protest at the BP Oil disaster where 5 million barrels of oil poured into the Golf of Mexico 20th April 2010. The gusher that was left behind after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank is still leaking to this date.
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Plate No. 4215 [Latitude 5.110168 Longitude 73.076008]
Baa Atoll, Maldives - from the series 'Ocean Paintings' date 2019.
Ocean Painting. definition... offshore currents act like brushstrokes on a meticulously prepared scene; what is brought about by the ocean, wind and the abundant life of the Baa Atoll is falling towards something otherworldly.
Unique Print
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Plate No. 3950 [Latitude 5.110168 Longitude 73.076008]
Baa Atoll, Maldives
from the series 'Ocean Paintings' date 2019.
Ocean Painting. definition... offshore currents act like brushstrokes on a meticulously prepared scene; what is brought about by the ocean, wind and the abundant life of the Baa Atoll is falling towards something otherworldly.
Unique Print
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Early 2019 Alexander James Hamilton hosted an artist residency for 15 artists in an old disused photographic paper factory in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia; the project was called 'Dark Vat'
At the end of the 8 week residency a public exhibition opened to critical acclaim with over 3,000 public visitors to the space in just 6 days.
Here resident artist Inna Shestakova is working inside the 'Dark Vat' to prepare a holographic film projection that was presented floating above a 120 sqm black water reflection pool; working with Alexander James Hamilton as a resident artist in a disused photographic paper factory.
Unique copper plate print
The mirror of the goddess - 1219-14 - view in the ONLINE STORE
Each piece is a unique 10 x 10 cm chromogenic print mounted onto 100% pure recycled copper plate, museum varnished; all the elements for which are produced in the studio by the artists own hand.
Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 0.15 cms
'society is in need of a spiritual re-awakening with nature' Alexander James Hamilton.
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Untitled 01520, dated 2020.
from the series 'Fusion' 2010 - 2021
'Fusion' can be seen to reference contemporary environmental concerns - representing the destruction and havoc we are inflicting on nature and our planet as a species. This series was started as a direct protest at the BP Oil disaster where 5 million barrels of oil poured into the Golf of Mexico 20th April 2010. The gusher that was left behind after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank is still leaking to this date.
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‘The Great Leveller’
From the underwater series 'Vanitas' 2008 - Ongoing.
dated 2010
chromogenic print mounted to 1.5mm solid recycled & polished aluminium plate
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‘Isis Bound’
From the underwater series 'Vanitas' 2008 - Ongoing.
dated 2010
chromogenic print mounted to 1.5mm solid recycled & polished aluminium plate
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‘Turned From Heaven's Door’ 2012
from the exhibition 'A beautiful announcement of death'
C-Type print, mounted to polished aluminium with a/r acrylic face.
'snug' framed in a narrow sight edged deep walnut.
180 cm x 135 cm edition of 2
2 Artists Proofs
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untitled vintage print (dated 2010) mounted in 2021 to gesso prepared board
print & mount size 22 x 29.5 x 3cms (8 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches)
presented in artist made Japanese burn preserved 'Shou Sugi Ban' chemical free Ceder frame
made from natural axe harvested & 'air' kiln dried Cedar wood - no carbon footprint.
32 x 39.5 x 3cms (12 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches) in the frame
finished in shellac
initialled, dated and annotation notes verso in ink
unique piece GBP £1,600 - delivery instructions taken once sale is complete.
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Untitled 01566, dated 2020.
from the series 'Fusion' 2010 - 2021
'Fusion' can be seen to reference contemporary environmental concerns - representing the destruction and havoc we are inflicting on nature and our planet as a species. This series was started as a direct protest at the BP Oil disaster where 5 million barrels of oil poured into the Golf of Mexico 20th April 2010. The gusher that was left behind after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank is still leaking to this date.
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Plate 01171
from the series 'Empirical Evidence' 2014 - 2022
Strange organic formations appear within the crude oil sealed within an ossuary of water. As the block freezes Enthalpy of fusion takes over creating other worldly reactions.
unique chromogenic print mounted to 1.5mm solid recycled & polished aluminium plate
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Plate 00427
from the series 'Empirical Evidence' 2014 - 2022
Strange organic formations appear within the crude oil sealed within an ossuary of water. As the block freezes Enthalpy of fusion takes over creating other worldly reactions.
unique chromogenic print mounted to 1.5mm solid recycled & polished aluminium plate
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3 years ago I started collecting brand segregated waste then recycling it all back into a more positive outcome for their 'end of life’ use, instead of ending up in land fill or worse. The energy used to make one can alone is the same as recycling 95 old cans back into new. A horrifying waste of materials and energy that is enabling the global warming that we are all witnessing today.
Coca Cola is rebranded in the studio with a 3d render model of a classic coke glass bottle with the text changed to 'Drink Less’.
This was the first piece to be created from the new recycling studio in the Maldives called 'Makers Place'. The piece is made from 1,000 beach cleanup recycled Coca Cola cans.
weight +/- 1.0 kilogramme - height 20cms width at base 6cms
one unique piece GBP £2,400
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read more about 'Makers Place' recycling studio setup in the Maldives.
Makers Place becomes the first carbon neutral aluminium and plastic recycling facility to be setup in the Maldives. The facility aims to tackle plastic and aluminium drinks industry waste in the region.
This project helps ensure oceans stay clean for habitat and species protection from the drinks & confectionary industry which creates vast amounts of pollution and waste in the region.
The facility, equipment & processes were built from the ground up by artist Alexander James Hamilton working with the Soneva Namoona Foundation. The green credentials for this groundbreaking facility is brought about by conserving every drop of water used in a custom designed closed loop wash station, and, by capturing all carbon and polluting emissions with a custom VOC carbon filtration system.
The facility is called 'Makers Place', read more about this project here.
Rodin's 'The Re-Thinker'
weight +/- 9,280 grammes - h 28cms x w 17 cms
base of solid black marble +/- 2,300 gramme
What would the artist Auguste Rodin or indeed his model posing in 'The Thinker' be contemplating if it were made today, and not in its orginal 1902 form. The world has changed so dramatically since then, most notable the polluted oceans, rivers and land fill sites filled with single use packaging.
edition of VII - GBP £14,000
Fabricated in the exact same Carbon Neutral way as at the Makers Place recycling studio I helped setup in the Maldives.
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'Enjoy' Molotov Cocktail Coke Bomb
made from recycled aluminium drinks cans rescued from land fill.
Fabricated in a Carbon Neutral process as at the 'Makers Place' recycling studio, Baa Atol, Maldives.
weight +/- 1,280 grammes - h 20cms x w 6 cms
edition of VII
GBP £3,800
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'The Naive Twins' recycled aluminium water bottle sculptures made from recycled aluminium drinks cans rescued from land fill.
Piece I ' Twisted ' crumpled base, standing askew.
Piece II ‘ Jezebel ’ standing straight and tall.
Fabricated in a Carbon Neutral process as at the 'Makers Place' recycling studio, Baa Atol, Maldives.
weight +/- 1,250 grammes - h 20cms x w 6 cms (each)
edition of VII GBP £5,600
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