Tamara Lichtenstein has been a favorite at Empty Kingdom since we first saw her work. We’re grit junkies, and Tamara has us hooked on her intense, sometimes straight, oft ethereal photography that is unabashedly honest and completely uncompromising. Take a taste and you might just get hooked too:
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Headland Of Dreams
“This project is based on a text called “Promontorium Somnii” written by Victor Hugo in 1863 and dealing with the continuum between real and dream. Hugo talks about our need to find something within ourselves than can help us sail through the remains of dreams and the will-of-the-wisps of illusion. He claims that “sleep is…
Collages by Rocío Montoya
Rocío Montoya is a photographer/new media artist based out of Madrid, Spain. Her experimental collage portraits are approached with personal explorations by transforming reality and manipulating images to convey their perception of the environment through aesthetic experiences.
EK Interview: Carsten Witte
We’ve featured the work of Carsten Witte twice for good reason. Now we’ve taken the time to sit down and interview him about his use of sexuality, form, and exposure. Check it out!
Evelyn Bencicova
Check out Berlin based photographer & art director Evelyn Bencicova’s series entitled “ECCE HOMO” which translates to “behold the man” according to the bible. Her incredible series portrays a company of performers posing in beautifully abstract choreographed & contorted positions set throughout various elements.
Yung Cheng Lin 2.0
The elusive fine art photographer Yung Cheng Lin is Tainan, Taiwan based. His deliberately placed subjects and their unhinged poses leave you questioning what mysterious scenario is being played out. All his photos give you the sense that they are scenes from an abstract horror film. That’s what I love the most about his photos.…
Shae DeTar Part II
Fashion photographer Shae DeTar is an EK-favorite of ours. Her photos are original, hand colored, and beautifully composed scenes out of a daydream. Using an age old practice of hand painting negatives that dates back to the early 1900, she resurrects this traditional technique in her photography.
Yung Cheng Lin
Yung Cheng Lin aka ‘3cm’ is a photographer based out of Tainan, Taiwan whose peculiar style contorts and distorts the viewers to a surreal dimension.
Nuno Moreira
Nuno Moreira is a talented photographer from Portugal currently residing in Tokyo. His most recent work, a book titled “State of Mind.” is a superb collection of private moments with the human condition. With well calculated shadows, focal points and composition, each image touches on a unique intimacy of the moment it’s capturing. His book is…
EK Interview: Casey McKee
The art of Casey McKee is dynamic, spanning an array of subjects, some serious others not, and maintaining degree a levity. He is one of a number of great artist from 5 pieces Gallery whom we are proud to be spotlighting. Check out his interview and take a look at his work!
Mikael Aldo
Photographer Mikael Aldo was born in 1996 in Jakarta, Indonesia and currently still residing in his motherland. Aldo’s conceptual aspect through photo-manipulation is immaculate and his rich theatrical approach portrays a beautiful twist on reality. At such a young age, it’s quite astonishing where his vision travels.
EK Interview: Christophe Pouget
Christophe Pouget stitches photos together to create a melange of life, showing more of scene than any single photo ever could. His work brings places to life, showing not only the action of the moment, but of many moments, all at once. Check out his interview:
EK Interview: Tadao Cern
The photography of Tadao Cern has a deal of range, focusing on everything from redheads, Cuba, to people getting their faces distorted by air. No doubt his novelty is welcome in the artistic media.
EK Interview: Jean-Paul Frenay
Jean-Paul Frenay is a visual artist currently based in Brussels, Belgium that has touched upon a healthy palette of media bases such as: film, VFX, performance pieces, interaction installations, experimental video, photography, and even music (I, The Phoneix). With such a busy schedule, we here at EK were more than appreciative to have him take…
EK Interview: Kyle Thompson
Kyle Thompson is a photographer with an entirely unique approach to his art. With himself as the main subject, he depict scenes that are diligently constructed and fantastically executed. He is surely doing awesome and novel things. Check out his interview: