Photographer and visual artist chris levine seeks to illuminate the power inherent in stillness. The man behind one of the most iconic modern portraits of the queen revealed he used incense and meditation to. Id read, quite by chance, his short story, the hitchhiking game, in an anthology, and found its psychological insight fascinating. Initialled and dated in black ink with the artists stamp in. If a single image in the summer exhibition stands for the show as a whole, it is chris levine s lightness of being. Entitled inner deep space, the show at the park village studios, regents park was his largest to. Photographer chris levines best shot art and design. On 29 november, on the occasion of its 30year anniversary, lempertz in cologne will auction the work lightness of being by. View a wide variety of artworks by chris levine, now available for sale on artnet auctions. Author frank wilczek has been playing with unified visions of nature since, as a 21 yearold physics grad student, he did work that won him the 2004 nobel prize in physics. Chris levine artist contemporary artist exhibitions. With light as his key message, levines sensational portrait of her majesty queen elizabeth ii presents an utterly fresh depiction of the most famous woman in the world. It was a happy accident that resulted in chris levine s meditative portrait of queen elizabeth ii.
Bid now on lightness of being blue by chris levine. The gallery was the first to show susan derges cameraless photographs. How to photograph the queen photographer chris levine. Lightness of being is a luxurious piece, made even more precious by the scale of the image on the paper and the 24kt gold leaf that makes up the work. The sitters for the new series include the british. In late 2018 multidiscipline artist chris levine set up residence in our print studio to work on a number of screen printed editions for launch at his solo exhibition. This book was great edifying around the three sorts of relationship styles. The artists resale right payable will be the aggregate of the amounts payable under the above rate bands, subject to a maximum royalty payable of 12,500 euros for any single work each time it is sold. Chris levine lightness of being crystal edition 2018. A portrait of queen elizabeth ii with her eyes closed. Chris levine lightness of being auktionshaus lempertz. He had set out on a commission to commemorate the isle of jerseys 800th year of allegiance to the crown in a holographic portrait, a process that involved an. Chris levine lightness of being crystal edition for sale artspace.
The work includes his most recent portrait series, following on from his iconic lightness of being of her majesty the queen, shes light of kate moss and compassion of the dalai lama. Chris levine lightness of being pink, 2015 unique multicoloured silkscreen with hand applied swarovski crystals. He concludes that the brotherhood of man is only possible on a basis of kitsch. Chris levine is well known for his prints depicting some of the most famous individuals on the planet. Throughout the book she fears simply being another body in tomass array of women. Chris levine lightness of being ejaf edition, chris. Chris levines portrait of the queen fetches high prices. On our bookshelves the unbearable lightness of being.
I was commissioned to make a holographic portrait of the queen in 2004, as part of jerseys celebrations of its 800yearold relationship with the monarchy. Levine s work considers light not just as a core aspect of art, but of human experience more widely and a spiritual, meditative and philosophical edge permeates his work. With an additional variant silkscreen image on the verso. Lempertz is one of the leading auction houses in europe and the eldest in family posession.
Chris levine lightness of being, blue signed archival inkjet print 38cm x 48cm framed. Buy lightness of being blue by chris levine printed. Lightness of being blue by chris levine for sale at lieberman gallery listed on printed editions. In sothebys april 2017 made in britain auction, chris levine made headlines when lightness of being, his illustrious portrait of queen elizabeth ii, soared past its high estimate, becoming the top lot at. The portrait is a one off artist proof and is embossed with chriss seal. Chris levine 24 april 19 may 2017 the fine art society. Available for sale from rhodes, chris levine, lightness of being, blue, framed archival inkjet print, time based photograph. Chris levine lightness of being blue archival inkjet print, 2014, signed in pencil, numbered 46200 verso, on wove paper, with the artists blindstamp image. This is defined in relation to pullness or garima disambiguation needed, which concerns worldly weight and mass. She was tickled by the idea of having a hologram done.
Zen buddhism teaches that one ought to become as light as being itself. One of the test shots for the work showed hm flinching at the flash, and levine has. Book 3 describes lightness or laghima as being one of the eight siddhis, or eight perfections. It was a happy accident that resulted in chris levines meditative portrait of queen elizabeth. Since its founding in 1990, the danziger gallery has established itself as one of the leading photography venues in the world, known for the originality and diversity of its programming, its representation of established photographers, and the influence of its new discoveries. Lightness of being crystal edition, by chris levine. Opening april 24th at the fine art society the work includes his most recent portrait series, following on from his iconic lightness of being of her majesty the queen, shes light of kate moss and compassion of the dalai lama. Chris levine lightness of being 2004 pigment print 76.
Lightness of being cr has covered the work of light artist chris levine on several occasions recently both in the magazine and on our blog by. Small items such as jewellery, watches, books or ceramics. Available for sale from stowe gallery, chris levine, lightness of being ejaf edition 2018, silkscreen print 24ct gold leaf, 52. Chris also explains the serendipitous moment that led to his unusual portrayal of her majesty in lightness of being, a highlight of sothebys upcoming online sale chris levine. The sitters for the new series include the british supermodel naomi campbell, the explorer and author sir ranulph fiennes, the fashion designer paul smith, and the italian fashion designer giorgio armani. Chris levine born 1960 is a uk based artist, working in the field of light art. Chris levine lightness of being, blue available for. Initialled and dated in pencil on the lower right margin. One of the most illuminating things for me was that restless avoidant is a very basic blend one individual is searching for more closeness, and the other is effectively staying away from it.
Chris levine is a light artist who works across many mediums in pursuit of sensory experience through im. In one his most famous works lightness of being 2004, levine captures a spiritual portrait of queen elizabeth ii, who appears to be emanating light while in a. Flushmounted to heavy card, signed and editioned in felt tip pen as well as detailed typewritten notes on the work on the reverse of the mount. Chris levine lightness of being blue for sale artspace. One of his other most famous portraits is of kate moss, in. They were chosen as the opening and closing pieces to the show and were seen by over half a million people from 17th may to the 21st october 2012. Chris levine, yuji obata, scheltens and abbenes, patrick. To create the threedimensional portrait, chris levine took over 0 images. Chris levine lightness of being contemporary art saatchi gallery. Levine is known for creating the lightness of being and equanimity, both portraits of queen elizabeth ii.
The lightness of being artist chris levine youtube. Chris levine is best known for his portrait titled lightness of being, an extraordinarily intimate picture of her majesty the queen with her eyes closed. Levine is perhaps best known for producing what is already being described as one of the most iconic images of the twentyfirst century, lightness of being. Lightness of being ejaf edition, chris levine limited edition silkscreen print 24kt. Levine chris lightness of being blue 2016 mutualart. Widely known as the image that put british light artist chris levine on the map, lightness of being depicts her majesty queen elizabeth ii in a moment of vulnerable tranquilitycaptured in the blink of an eye during an official photo shoot. Equanimity was commissioned by the jersey heritage. The exhibition also included the work lightness of being by chris levine, an image derived from the sittings for equanimity which depicts the monarch with her eyes closed. The meditative image, achieved by accident, resulted from jersey heritage, who in 2004, commissioned a portrait that would signify the modern relationship between the island and. Stillness at the speed of light, grace jones by chris levine, vinyl factory, london light, laser installation, one marylebone, genesis foundation commission, london 2008 lightness of being, the queen by chris levine, stolenspace, truman brewery, london. Peter harrington offers free delivery on all uk orders of rare books, maps and. Giclee print, initialled and dated 2012 with photographers blindstamp in the margin, annotated in pencil with printers stamp verso, 32.
The sitters for the new series include the british supermodel naomi campbell, the explorer and author sir. Chris levine shes light pure, chris levine, kate moss. Chris levine february 14, 2018 we are utterly delighted to throw open the curtains on the superlit, cosmically triangulated extravaganza that was. Medium items such as most paintings or small items of furniture. I first encountered this book as a college student, still in my teenage years. View and collect fine art from leading galleries and art dealers. The maximum royalty payable of 12,500 euros applies to works sold for 2 million euros and above. Research 20 chris levine prices and auction results in art. Lightness of being blue by chris levine on artnet auctions. Lightness of being by chris levine from the artists equanimity body of work, shot at buckingham palace. Available for sale from oliver clatworthy, chris levine, lightness of being crystal edition 2018, silkscreen with swarovski crystals, 38.