Richard Kern

Linda With Shotgun, 199161 x 50.8cm5500 USD

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c-print mounted on dibondGalerie Sebastien Bertrand

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This striking image depicts a person in a blue sports bra holding a large gun overhead against a vibrant, warm-toned background. The use of dramatic lighting and shadows creates a striking visual contrast, drawing the viewer's focus to the central figure and the powerful gesture. The style and composition suggest a commentary on themes of violence, power, and the subversion of gender norms. While the image may be unsettling, it invites the viewer to consider the artist's intention in challenging conventional representations of femininity and aggression. ...

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Artist

Richard Kern

B.1954, American

Richard Kern, photographer and filmmaker remains, first and foremost, a portraitist. For more than two decades Kern has sought to unravel and illuminate the complex and often darker sides of human nature. Kern makes the psychological space between the sitter, photographer and audience his subject. With his dry, matter of fact approach, he underlines the absurdity of truth and objectivity in photography while playing with our reliance upon taxonomies around sexual representation. Kern is a regular contributor to The Face, Dazed, Numero, Vice and Purple and has published 28 books. His films and photographs have been exhibited at MoMA, The Whitney Museum and in more than 50 solo shows around the world. ...