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Under water artist in a lifelong homage to Vanitas
Alexander James Hamilton’s work redefines the parameters of still-life photography by merging classical influences with innovative techniques. His Vanitas series, featured in Michael Petry’s Nature Morte (Thames & Hudson, 2016), revisits...
Under water artist in a lifelong homage to Vanitas
Alexander James Hamilton’s work redefines the parameters of still-life photography by merging classical influences with innovative techniques. His Vanitas series, featured in Michael Petry’s Nature Morte (Thames & Hudson, 2016), revisits...
Constantly walking in the face of failure.
Artists must constantly walk in the face of failure to break the boundaries of their own construction. The more well-known you are as an artist for a particular style or...
Constantly walking in the face of failure.
Artists must constantly walk in the face of failure to break the boundaries of their own construction. The more well-known you are as an artist for a particular style or...
800 billion plastic water bottles made in 2024
The bottled water industry alone generated roughly 600 billion plastic bottles and containers in 2021. This resulted in around 25 million tons of plastic waste, most of which is never...
800 billion plastic water bottles made in 2024
The bottled water industry alone generated roughly 600 billion plastic bottles and containers in 2021. This resulted in around 25 million tons of plastic waste, most of which is never...
beach inspired designs of door & drawer handles
Back in 2021 I helped the team at Makers Place create a range of beach inspired door & drawer handles. I am now re-visiting the models and completely re-designing them...
beach inspired designs of door & drawer handles
Back in 2021 I helped the team at Makers Place create a range of beach inspired door & drawer handles. I am now re-visiting the models and completely re-designing them...
Visualising Einstein's General Theory Of Relati...
Gravitational Wave Photographic series that visualises Einstein's General Theory Of Relativity. seen here Plate No. 0173, dated June 2023. I am thrilled to be able to announce the print release...
Visualising Einstein's General Theory Of Relati...
Gravitational Wave Photographic series that visualises Einstein's General Theory Of Relativity. seen here Plate No. 0173, dated June 2023. I am thrilled to be able to announce the print release...
Goya Reborn in Water, contemporary prints depic...
Goya Reborn in Water: An Etched Dialogue Between Past and Present Francisco de Goya (1746–1828), often hailed as the “last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns,”...
Goya Reborn in Water, contemporary prints depic...
Goya Reborn in Water: An Etched Dialogue Between Past and Present Francisco de Goya (1746–1828), often hailed as the “last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns,”...
lighting that emulates the intimacy of a firepl...
This new range of lighting designs are based on the idea of how beautiful and playful light can make your world a far more interesting place to live in. Designed...
lighting that emulates the intimacy of a firepl...
This new range of lighting designs are based on the idea of how beautiful and playful light can make your world a far more interesting place to live in. Designed...
Organic lighting made from recycled PET plastic
Design prototyping has started in the studio, this particular material is not easy to work with and it has taken years for the 3D printing industry to explore ethical materials...
Organic lighting made from recycled PET plastic
Design prototyping has started in the studio, this particular material is not easy to work with and it has taken years for the 3D printing industry to explore ethical materials...
A guide to investing in fine art photography
Investing in fine art photography offers a unique opportunity to combine cultural appreciation with potential financial gains. After more than 170 years of existence, photography has emerged as an essential...
A guide to investing in fine art photography
Investing in fine art photography offers a unique opportunity to combine cultural appreciation with potential financial gains. After more than 170 years of existence, photography has emerged as an essential...
Transparency of a dream - 15 artists proofs
From the sold out series ‘Transparency of a dream illuminated’ I am releasing 15 unique artist proofs from the series, re-visiting the 2017 exhibition ‘Death of the Dream’ with this...
Transparency of a dream - 15 artists proofs
From the sold out series ‘Transparency of a dream illuminated’ I am releasing 15 unique artist proofs from the series, re-visiting the 2017 exhibition ‘Death of the Dream’ with this...
ArtNet Asks How Water Can Be a Photographic Medium
Alexander James has one of the most complex photographic practices of any artist working today. His current exhibition “All Icons Are False” displays still lifes of flowers and skulls bathed...
ArtNet Asks How Water Can Be a Photographic Medium
Alexander James has one of the most complex photographic practices of any artist working today. His current exhibition “All Icons Are False” displays still lifes of flowers and skulls bathed...
Artnet asks how to challenge the understanding ...
The second in a series of interviews with Artnet, I am asked how I continue to challenge our understanding of photography as a medium.Alexander James Hamilton has earned a...
Artnet asks how to challenge the understanding ...
The second in a series of interviews with Artnet, I am asked how I continue to challenge our understanding of photography as a medium.Alexander James Hamilton has earned a...
