
For further information email: kate@hackelbury.co.uk
Details of our artists featured and works available:


© Bill Armstrong
"Bill Armstrong borrows images from the Renaissance
and, blurring the edges, vaults them into the realm
of contemporary art. Separating out individual figures,
he-recreates them in paper cut-outs, which he lays on
brightly toned grounds. Then he opens his lens as wide
as he can and shoots a lengthy exposure. The radiant
results are the work of a master colourist. Red pulses
against against blue; turquoise throbs against plum...straddling
the line between abstraction and figuration, Armstrong's
work teases the eye, refusing to settle on one or the
other" Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe March 2009
Read
more about Bill Armstrong here,
or visit his image
gallery

© Doug & Mike Starn
Mike and Doug Starn, American artists and identical
twins, were born in New Jersey in 1961. Working collaboratively
in photography since age thirteen, they continue to
defy categorization by effectively combining traditionally
separate disciplines such as sculpture, painting, video,
and installation. Their work has been exhibited in museums
and galleries worldwide for two decades, and has received
international critical acclaim for their conceptual
approach to photography.
Their work has also been acquired by more than 30 public
permanent collections including the Corcoran Gallery
of Art (Washington, D.C.), the Museum of Modern Art
(NYC), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art (CA), the Jewish Museum
(NYC), Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Paris,
France), the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne,
Australia), the National Museum of Contemporary Art
(Seoul, South Korea), the San Francisco Museum of Modern
Art (CA), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (NYC), the
Whitney Museum of American Art (NYC), the Yokohama Museum
of Art (Yokohama, Japan), amongst others.
The sweeping scope of their interests has led to fruitful
professional and artistic collaborations with German
art dealer Hans Mayer, Russian author Victor Pelevin,
American actor Dennis Hopper, and NASA and CHSL scientists.
Recent works continue the thrust of the Starns' longtime
fascination with themes of light and darkness, nature
and technology, past and present, part and whole; a
distinctive dualism evident since their earliest works.
The Starns have received critical acclaim in The New
York Times, Art in America, ARTFORUM, Flashart, and
other international publications. They are recipients
of two National Endowment for the Arts grants in 1987
and 1995 and The International Center for Photography’s
Infinity Award for Fine Art Photography in 1992. In
2005, the Starns were awarded a commission by New York’s
Metropolitan Transportation Authority for a monumental
permanent art installation, recently completed at the
South Ferry terminal.
You can find out more at www.starnstudio.com


© Calmen & Bech
Working in collaboration to create captivating and mysterious
landscapes, French artists Calmen & Bech consciously
retain a sense of anonymity. In their alluring and atmospheric
artworks an acknowledgement of time and place is not
significant. Instead we are suspended in timeless space:
the familiar transcends the everyday and the viewer
is introduced to what they describe as ‘the ends
of our world.’
Firmly grounded in the strength and beauty of nature
itself, the photographs of Calmen & Bech recall
the Romantic era and the origins of the photographic
medium. They revive artistic values first embraced by
masters of nineteenth century photography such as Gustave
le Gray, and later by the Pictorialists. The silvered
waters of a lily pond, the twisted roots of the oak
tree, and the lush grasses of a fog-swept field encourage
us to reconsider our relationship to the natural world.
Though influenced by history and tradition, the work
of Calmen & Bech offers a unique and contemporary
point of view. Creating multiple panels that fragment
the landscape, the artists weave texture and form in
a way that appears almost cinematic. Shown in sequence,
the photographs suggest the narrative for a story never
fully told; the conclusion found only in the eye of
the beholder.
Calmen & Bech made their worldwide debut at The
AIPAD Photography Show 2008, prior to their first exhibition
at HackelBury Fine Art in London in May. Further works
are available, please ask for details.
View their online gallery here.

©
Stephen Inggs. Hand-coated silver gelatin. Approx. 46
x 50" each. From an edition of twenty.
Stephen Inggs is a professor of printmaking at the Michaelis
School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town. Born in
South Africa, he studied Printmaking at the University
of Brighton, England and the University of Natal, South
Africa. He has exhibited widely in South Africa and
is included in private and corporate collections worldwide.
In addition to his art practice and teaching he has
also collaborated on a limited edition print project
with Nelson Mandela, entitled 'My Robben Island'. His
body of work consists of powerful yet delicate large
scale photographs, each one hand-coated with silver
gelatin emulsion onto 100% cotton mould-made paper,
using traditional techniques. The handmade, tactile
and physical aspects of this process are used deliberately
to underline the references to history, transience and
the overlooked object. The final result in each piece
is a unique and original work of art.
Stephen Inggs work has been exhibited in the UK, South
Africa, US, Poland and Australia since 1994. It is included
in the collections of the South African National Gallery,
Cape Town, Durban Municipal Art Gallery, Durban, Tatham
Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, Mangosuthu Technikon,
Umlazi, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, University
of Cape Town, Telkom SA (Pty) Ltd, Rand Merchant Bank,
MTN Group, Library of Congress, USA, Yale University,
USA, Northwestern University, USA
View
his online gallery here


Agulhas*
is the meeting point where two powerful ocean currents
combine, one warm, one freezing cold.
Similarly Edward Dimsdale’s latest body of work
brings together three centuries of ideas and techniques.
Dimsdale uses the most modern materials and developments
alongside one of the oldest methods of
mechanical reproduction - photogravure - uniting them
in a dialogue of ink, light and paper. In his own
words, "memory and desire prompt the shutter's
release, and past, present and future converge”.
The results range from sooty, graphic silhouettes, through
delicately modulated nature studies, to sculptural
reliefs of light and form. The choice of paper is always
intrinsic to the subject, varying from the finest Japanese
tissue to heavy cotton rag.
Agulhas echoes and reflects the fragile nature of our
current climate. Photography, too, is in a state of
flux,
with traditional techniques by turns challenged and
enabled by technical advances. It is a pleasure to pause
and enjoy the simple beauty encapsulated here - a perfect
balance of the old and the new.
*Agulhas. Longitude 20° east, marks the division
between the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
View
the entire series here
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©
Elliott Erwitt
A
selection of some of the finest and most personal photographs
ever made by Elliott Erwitt. The esteemed photojournalist
whose images are known the world over, will be shown
this summer at ArtHamptons. Drawn from his two latest
monographs, the selection will feature the photographs
which the artist considers his ‘personal best'.
Preview the images here
... or read more here
For
all enquiries please contact: katestevens@hackelbury.co.uk
or telephone 646 645 4260 (during fair dates only)
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