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JAMES ELLIOTT Artist Photographer WHY COLLECT? 1. Only 500 works from 50 years is unusual for any artist, but for a photographer it is unheard of. 10 a year makes them rare. 2. Each piece is exquisitely perfected and takes up to 407 hours of work to create. Quality keeps the numbers low. 3. Elliott pioneered one-offs and tiny editions of originals. Average edition is about 3. Over a third are unique prints. 4 . This is art of outstanding, timeless stature. It has not dated at all. The true litmus test for great art. 5. Elliott pioneered the two most revolutionary art forms in history. Photo Art & Cyber Art. Way ahead of the pack. 6 . Elliott destroys images as he creates new ones. So the canon is not expanding much. 7. Elliott is a world class, master colour printer. Both darkroom and lightroom. He prints each piece personally. 8. Elliott and his work have an international reputation with formidable critical acclaim. 9. Elliott creates everything in his images himself. These are masterpieces not assistantpieces. This is not art by proxy. 10. Work shows extraordinary originality, creativity, profundity and beauty. Such a combination is rare. 11. Pieces have already sold for up to £25,500 ($40,000). 12. This Art has no historical precedent. 13. The art spans an incredible arc from madness and death to glamour, money, power, sex, beauty and love. 14. Elliott's art is world famous and has been internationally influential. 15. Elliott started life as an artist and remains at the cutting edge of art today. He is not a commercial photographer. 16. Elliott has never done any proofs. 17. Elliott has an uninterrupted canon of photography, spanning over 50 years. The cyber art spans more than 30 years. 18. Unusually, the oeuvre is all in colour. Art photography in colour from the 1970s and 1980s is hard to find. 19. The art has startling, head-turning visual impact. 20. The work shows creative supremacy and technical virtuosity. JAMES ELLIOTT - Abbey Road, London |
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