Alexander James
2010. ‘Grace’
from the series 'Vanitas'
C-type print, dry mounted to a polished 3mm aluminium plate.
Face mounted with museum grade anti-reflect acrylic 'snug' framed in a narrow sight edged deep walnut.
Edition of 20 in 19 x 25cms
Edition of 10 in 60 x 45cms
Edition of 10 in 120 x 90cms
2 Artists Proofs
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Alexander James Hamilton
‘Constellation’
from the series 'Oil + Water' 2015
As the process of 'enthalpy of fusion' grips tighter on this 1000 kilogram ossuary of river water as it turns to ice. The crude oil within begins to explode with strange crystal formations, gas bubbles cracking their way outwards from the centre of the sculpture
200 x 150 cms unique chromogenic print
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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Alexander James Hamilton
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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Alexander James Hamilton
'untitled 8055'
2009
from the series 'Fusion'
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Alexander James Hamilton
‘Heraclius I’
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. I recall the conviction needed to see the project through whilst everyone around was aghast with disbelief that I would even attempt such a thing.
This conviction in me is well founded in the belief that most photography we are surrounded by today is usually just looked at, and seldom looked into. Look at the things around you, the immediate world around you. If you are alive, it will mean something to you, and if you care enough about photography and know how to use it, you will want to represent that meaning through your 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.
Alexander James Hamilton
2010
detail of 'Elipse' from 'Rosae'
120 x 90 cms chromogenic print
Edition of 10
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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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.
Alexander James Hamilton
2011
‘Morpho Amathonte 0219’ from 'Swarm'
Chromogenic print, mounted to polished aluminium with a/r acrylic face.
'snug' framed in walnut.
Editions of 10 sized 40 x 40cms, 60 x 60cms & 160 x 160cms
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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Alexander James Hamilton
2011. ‘Morpho Amathonto 0220’
from the series 'Swarm'
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.
Edition I: 40 x 40 edition of 10; LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Edition II: 60 x 60 edition of 10; SOLD OUT
Edition III: 160 x 160 edition of 10; SOLD OUT
2 Artists Proofs - SOLD OUT
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Alexander James Hamilton
2014
'Aberration No I' from 'Transparency of a dream'
C-Type print, mounted to polished aluminium box framed behind museum anti-reflect glass.
160x160 cms unique chromogenic print
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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Alexander James
2014. ‘Jupiter’
from 'Rastvoyrennaya Pechal' (Dissolved Sadness) Moscow 2014
C-Type print
1 of 1 at 90 x 67 cms single edition artwork - SOLD
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Alexander James
'untitled 8280'
2009
from the series 'Fusion'
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Alexander James Hamilton
2012
'Vitreous Love' from 'Glass'
C-Type print, mounted to polished aluminium, box framed behind ArtGlass.
Edition of 10 in 60 x 60cms, 100 x 100cms & 140 x 140cms
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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These works explore a process that removes the piment from flower petals, replacing the colour with highly purified water leaving only the glass like structure of skeletal veins visible.
Alexander James
2014. ‘Mycenaean I’
from 'Rastvoyrennaya Pechal' (Dissolved Sadness) Moscow 2014
Unique C-Type print 90 x 120 cms
+II Artists Proofs (each a differing & unique size)
Alexander James
2014. ‘Heraclius II’
from 'Rastvoyrennaya Pechal' (Dissolved Sadness) Moscow 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)
Alexander James Hamilton
2011. ‘Caligo Eurilochus’
from 'Swarm'
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.
Three editions of 10. 40 x 40, 60 x 60 & 160 x 160cms
+II Artist Proofs
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Untitled 6298
Alexander James Hamilton, 2019.
Unique work on paper from the Siberian artist residency 'Dark Vat'
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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.
‘Untitled 0345’. A religious icon signified by with saintly 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. '
Alexander James Hamilton
'Birthing place' Siberia.
from the series 'Oil + Water' 2015
60 x 60 cms unique chromogenic print
mounted to hand polished aluminium 3mm sheet, signed and dated reverso
framed in solid cold forged brass rails
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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Alexander James Hamilton
'Dark Matter' Siberia.
from the series 'Oil + Water' 2015
120 x 90 cms unique chromogenic print SOLD
mounted to hand polished aluminium 3mm sheet, signed and dated reverso
framed in solid cold forged brass rails
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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Alexander James Hamilton
'Ptolemy' Siberia.
from the series 'Oil + Water' 2015
60 x 60 cms unique chromogenic print - SOLD
Unique C-Type print, mounted to 3mm aluminium, signed and dated reverso
framed in solid cold forged brass rails
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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Alexander James, 2017
‘Dream of democracy’ Plate 0180 - STUDIO PROOF
from the exhibition 'Death of the dream'
unique 59.4 x 33.3 cms chromogenic print & oil
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Overpainted in oils and aged. Mounted to hand finished 2mm aluminium plate with black edging.
For me this work was important to create and was the very first time in 30 years that political events have influenced such a direct piece. Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), my namesake was an American statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter, defender & promoter of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system, the Federalist Party, the United States Coast Guard, and The New York Post newspaper. The very constitution they created I believe is at threat.
Throughout history there have been many leaders where a love of gold has led them astray. Donald Trump is a reality tv president, for him substance doesn’t matter in your message. A presidential process that cuts out the messengers of incisive journalism by going direct to market with his twitter feed, allowing for issue dodging CEO type tactics unseen before in a world leader.
Water is a core element of my practice and globally it is in crisis with rising sea levels from global warming, overfishing, plastic pollution and freshwater pollution through deforestation and the clearly linked rising CO2 levels. The paris agreement is a genuine solution towards de-carbonisation. With President Trump leaving the Paris Agreement he joins only 2 other countries that are not member states; Syria which is at war and Nicaragua which protested against signing for an even more stringent agreement, placing the American Presidents decision as socially diminished at best, re-affirming his public statements of disbelief in the 'hoax' of global warming.
What is also of concern is that of a critical situation arising where he is awoken at 3am when something terrible has happened and he needs to make a decision in 5 minutes; I worry that the wording released on twitter will be more carefully considered than an ill fated decision with immeasurable repercussions. His behaviour is that of a tyrant thus far and to commemorate the ideals of the constitution at this specific point 100 days or 6.8% into his 4 year tenure.
This is my momento mori to the American dream ‘The death of the dream of democracy’. Made from 2000 flower petals & 24 carat gold, a vanitas work depicting the American stars and stripes flag undulating in a wave of gold etched turbulence.
Alexander James Hamilton
2017
Installation view of 'Transparency of a dream illuminated'
works created 2014, seen here in 2017 at the exhibition
'Death of the dream' with Dellasposa Gallery.
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Alexander James Hamilton
2010
detail of 'Chanel' from 'Rosae'
120 x 90 cms chromogenic print
Edition of 10
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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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.
Alexander James
2010. ‘Emperor's Truth’
A still life with peaches, apples & pears in a porcelain bowl
from the series 'Vanitas'
C-Type print, mounted to polished aluminium with a/r acrylic face.
Edition of 20 in 19 x 25cms
Edition of 10 in 60 x 45cms
Edition of 10 in 120 x 90cms
2 Artists Proofs
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Alexander James Hamilton
‘Witness’ Martyred Ophelia 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.
180 cm x 135 cm Edition of II - SOLD OUT
2 Artists Proofs
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Alexander James Hamilton
2012
detail of 'untitled plate 5-2764' from 'Glass'
160 x 160 cms unique chromogenic print
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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These works explore a process that removes the piment from flower petals, replacing the colour with highly purified water leaving only the glass like structure of skeletal veins visible.
Alexander James Hamilton, 2017
'Dream of democracy’ Plate 0180
from the exhibition 'Death of the dream'
unique 145 x 80 cms backlit print
Framed behind museum glass in walnut & bedded in black cotton velvet
175w x 110h x 7d cms framed
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For me this work was important to create and was the very first time in 30 years that political events have influenced such a direct piece. Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), my namesake was an American statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter, defender & promoter of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system, the Federalist Party, the United States Coast Guard, and The New York Post newspaper. The very constitution they created I believe is at threat.
Throughout history there have been many leaders where a love of gold has led them astray. Donald Trump is a reality tv president, for him substance doesn’t matter in your message. A presidential process that cuts out the messengers of incisive journalism by going direct to market with his twitter feed, allowing for issue dodging CEO type tactics unseen before in a world leader.
Water is a core element of my practice and globally it is in crisis with rising sea levels from global warming, overfishing, plastic pollution and freshwater pollution through deforestation and the clearly linked rising CO2 levels. The paris agreement is a genuine solution towards de-carbonisation. With President Trump leaving the Paris Agreement he joins only 2 other countries that are not member states; Syria which is at war and Nicaragua which protested against signing for an even more stringent agreement, placing the American Presidents decision as socially diminished at best, re-affirming his public statements of disbelief in the 'hoax' of global warming.
What is also of concern is that of a critical situation arising where he is awoken at 3am when something terrible has happened and he needs to make a decision in 5 minutes; I worry that the wording released on twitter will be more carefully considered than an ill fated decision with immeasurable repercussions. His behaviour is that of a tyrant thus far and to commemorate the ideals of the constitution at this specific point 100 days or 6.8% into his 4 year tenure.
This is my momento mori to the American dream ‘The death of the dream of democracy’. Made from 2000 flower petals & 24 carat gold, a vanitas work depicting the American stars and stripes flag undulating in a wave of gold etched turbulence.
Alexander James Hamilton
2010
from the series 'Vanitas'
Edition of 20 sized at 19 cm x 25 cms
C-Type print. mounted to solid aluminium panel, museum varnished face
bedded in black cotton velvet frame.
Edition of 10 sized at 60 cm x 45 cms
Edition of 10 sized at 120 cm x 90 cms
C-Type print. mounted to solid aluminium panel
Face mounted with museum grade anti-reflect acrylic.
'snug' framed in a narrow sight edged deep walnut.
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
Alexander James Hamilton
Plate No. 4206 [Latitude 5.110168 Longitude 73.076008]
2019
from the series 'Ocean Paintings'
Unique Print
Baa Atoll, Maldives
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Alexander James Hamilton
‘River brook 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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Alexander James Hamilton
'Plate 0469-1.1' 2016
from 'All icons are false'
unique artist archival 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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Alexander James Hamilton
'Plate 0336-9' 2016
from 'All icons are false'
unique artist archival 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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Alexander James hamilton
'Plate 0305-8.3' 2016
from 'All icons are false'
unique artist archival 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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Alexander James Hamilton
'Plate 0261-8' 2016
from 'All icons are false'
unique artist archival 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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Alexander James Hamilton
'Dream of democracy’, 2017
from the exhibition 'Death of the dream'
collection of 9 unique works in 3 x 3 grid formation
9 Unique 59.4 x 33.3 cms chromogenic hand prints, over painted in oils
each mounted to hand finished 2mm aluminium plate
works are hung in 3x3 grid with central work (Plate 0180) inverted
each is signed, dated & annotated reverso
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Alexander James Hamilton
No. 119 [Latitude 5.392977 Longitude 72.979620. Baa Atol, Maldives]
from 'Visions from the shoreline'. 2017-18
Unique photogram transfer mounted to recycled aluminium plate
from the series 'Visions from the shoreline'
Signed, annotated and dated by the artist in black pen, lower left on verso.
60 (h) x 42 (w) cm (23.6 x 16.5 in.)
Alexander James Hamilton
No. 100 [Latitude 5.094434 Longitude 73.061980. Baa Atol, Maldives]
from 'Visions from the shoreline'. 2017-18
Unique photogram transfer mounted to recycled aluminium plate
from the series 'Visions from the shoreline'
Signed, annotated and dated by the artist in black pen, lower left on verso.
60 (h) x 42 (w) cm (23.6 x 16.5 in.)
Alexander James hamilton
No. 100 [Latitude 5.116424 Longitude 73.072618. Baa Atol, Maldives]
from 'Visions from the shoreline'. 2017-18
Unique photogram transfer mounted to recycled aluminium plate
from the series 'Visions from the shoreline'
Signed, annotated and dated by the artist in black pen, lower left on verso.
60 (h) x 42 (w) cm (23.6 x 16.5 in.)
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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from 'Visions from the shoreline'. 2017-18
framing execution of PhotoGram artworks donated to Soneva Foundation to fund plastic recycling facility in the Maldives
Unique 8 * 10 inch photogram transfer to archival FujiTrans print
mounted to museum glass and illuminated by archival light panel
Signed and dated by artist in black pen on verso
Unique Studio Proof (1/1 SP)
Framed: 40.5 x 34.5 x 5 cm (16 x 13.5 x 2 in)
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Alexander James Hamilton
'untitled 8080'
2009
from the series 'Fusion'
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Alexander James hamilton
No. 085 [Latitude 5.116424 Longitude 73.072618. Baa Atol, Maldives]
from 'Visions from the shoreline'. 2017-18
Unique photogram transfer mounted to recycled aluminium plate
from the series 'Visions from the shoreline'
Signed, annotated and dated by the artist in black pen, lower left on verso.
60 (h) x 42 (w) cm (23.6 x 16.5 in.)
+II Artist Proofs (each a differing size and execution)
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Alexander James Hamilton
Plate No. 4215 [Latitude 5.110168 Longitude 73.076008]
2019
from the series 'Ocean Paintings'
Unique Print
Baa Atoll, Maldives
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Alexander James Hamilton
2019
from the series 'Ocean Paintings'
Unique Print
Plate No. 3950 [Latitude 5.110168 Longitude 73.076008]
Baa Atoll, Maldives
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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.
Alexander James Hamilton - 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, 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
£180.00 with Delivery via DHL. Instructions taken on receipt of your order.
” The breath of the west wind bore her over the sounding sea, upfront the delicate foam, to wave-ringed Cyprus, her isle. “
'Seen here, the words sung by Homer celebrate the birth of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. Also known as Venus, she was born from the blue-green waves of the Mediterranean isle of Cyprus, regarded also as the home of copper where it has been extensively mined since antiquity.
Copper is charged as being the substance of Venus, its reflection revealing the beauty of life and the essence of the woman within the warm sight of polished copper. Charging all before it not only with emotional desire, copper is seen to bestow beauty, luck & balance onto objects and lives.
Whilst artefacts can be found pre dating Christian & Jewish civilisations by 1000’s of years in the middle east showing elemental symbols of deity embossed into copper, my intention here is to reinforce a belief that society is in need of a spiritual re-awakening with nature.' Alexander James Hamilton.
Alexander James
2010. ‘The Great Leveller’
from the series 'Vanitas'
C-Type print, mounted to polished aluminium with a/r acrylic face.
Edition of 20 in 19 x 25cms
Edition of 10 in 60 x 45cms
Edition of 10 in 120 x 90cms
2 Artists Proofs
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Alexander James
2010. ‘Isis Bound’
from the series 'Vanitas'
C-Type print, mounted to polished aluminium with a/r acrylic face.
Edition of 20 in 19 x 25cms
Edition of 10 in 60 x 45cms
Edition of 10 in 120 x 90cms
2 Artists Proofs
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Alexander James Hamilton
‘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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