This monumental artwork encapsulates the photographer's mature aesthetic signature through a rigorous chromatic and structural study of oceanic life. Utilizing a precise macro focus, the composition deconstructs the shell's anatomy, transforming it into an infinite spiral of rich ochre, deep amber, and iridescent mother-of-pearl gradients that evoke an organic vortex. The pristine C-print medium fused with a direct face-mounting on plexiglass amplifies the dynamic range of colors, lending a weightless three-dimensional depth that commands the viewer's attention. By adding this large color photograph to your layout, you introduce a striking statement of visual luxury and formal elegance, making it an exceptional acquisition for premier collectors of fine art photography.
Her new photographic work has captured the sensuality of flowers, tropical plants, seashells and numerous flora and fauna objects, immediately translating their natural beauty into sensuous art forms. Her recent images are reminiscent of the works of Georgia O‘Keeffe, Tina Modotti, and Robert Mapplethorpe. Through her photographs, Iran Issa-Khan shares their intense admiration and daringly close-up confrontation with intimate detail. She invites us to share her vision in a quiet space where one lose themselves to the sensuality of creation.
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Large Color Photograph - Whirlwind 2007 by Iran Issa-Khan
Whirlwind, 2007
Chromogenic print face-mounted on plexiglass
Dimensions: 84 H x 48 W x 1.5 D in.
Mounted on plexiglass
Dated and signed by the artist.
Acquired from artist's studio
Born in Tehran and raised in Europe and the United States, Iran Issa-Khan began her photography career in the late 1970’s studying with William Minor, Jr. Throughout the 80’s and 90’s, Issa-Khan photographed Paulina Porizkova, Christy Turlington, Iman, Andie Mac Dowell, Debbie Dickinson Talisa Soto, and other supermodels whose images have appeared on the covers of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and in numerous editorials and advertising campaigns in the United States, Europe and Latin America. Her portrait retrospective includes designers and their families such as Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, the Ferragamo family, the Fendi family, Prince Egon and Diane von Furstenberg, Carolina and Reinaldo Herrera, and Paloma Picasso. Issa-Khan also photographed Ms. Picasso’s international advertising campaigns. She photographed Nancy Reagan at the White House as well as The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough at Blenheim Palace, President and Mrs. Pastrana of Colombia, Baron David and Baroness Olympia de Rothschild in Paris, and Rufino Tamayo in Mexico. In 1999, Issa-Khan transitioned from photographing beautiful people and celebrities to flowers and objects of nature. Her new photographic work has captured the sensuality of flowers, tropical plants, seashells and numerous flora and fauna objects, immediately translating their natural beauty into sensuous art forms. Her recent images are reminiscent of the works of Georgia O‘Keeffe, Tina Modotti, and Robert Mapplethorpe. Through her photographs, Iran Issa-Khan shares their intense admiration and daringly close-up confrontation with intimate detail. She invites us to share her vision in a quiet space where one lose themselves to the sensuality of creation.
