Artist Information:
Naushér Banaji
Vancouver,
Canada
Member Since: Jul 2001
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Artist Statement:
“Mine is the Art of un-nude
photography” according to
Vancouver based photographer,
Nausher. Here is a place where
the unclothed figure is
dressed in chiaroscuro, and
through Nausher’s eye, the
camera can paint its black and
white strokes on a living
canvas. From initial concept,
and throughout execution and
production, his interpretation
of the model’s frame is
foremost to achieve his final
goal. The images he creates
are precise in their sharp
tonal contrast revealing a
world where whites appear
illuminated from within, and
inky blacks are eternal. The
final result is a figure that
is as much alive and revealed
in darkness, as in light that
reflects off of it.
The shapes he captures are at
times ambiguous, coinciding
with his belief, "I feel at
home with mystery, and we
discover life in the questions
we ask, rather than the
answers we find. The trick, at
times, is in finding the right
questions.”
Nausher draws inspiration from
vast and heavy artistic and
cultural traditions. Exposed
through his use of theatrical
lighting, we sense the drama
of Caravaggio, the strength
projected from Greco Roman
sculpture, and a haunting
uncertainty of Goya. And like
the great tradition of...
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Artist Exhibitions:
The Art of Loving Gallery
1819 West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver, BC. V6J 1P5
Ph:604-742-9988
Gallery Director John Ince
Gallery 83,Vancouver Canada
P: 604.605.3166 / 604.605.3166
F: 604.683.0489
Gallery Director Stacey Malysh
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Further Information
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Artist Galleries:
The Art of Loving
1819 West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver, BC. V6J 1P5
Ph:604-742-9988
Gallery Director John Ince
Vancouver Gallery 83
83 Pender Street, Vancouver,
BC Canada
604.605.3166 / 604.729.9558
Gallery Director Stacey Malysh
Virtual Galleries:
http://www.ibodi.com/pu/p/0019/
000/index....
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Artist Reviews:
REVIEWS AND PRESS COVERAGE
Vancouver Sun
Fine art photographer has
returned from classical
interiors to streetside
graffiti as backdrops for his
latest life studies of men and
women. Regarding the latest in
his ever impressive works,
Banaji says, "As the city
sheds its old skin and
graffiti walls come down ...
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Collections:
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Naushér Banaji's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Naushér Banaji's Portfolio.
“Mine is the Art of un-nude photography” according to Vancouver based photographer, Nausher. Here is a place where the unclothed figure is dressed in chiaroscuro, and through Nausher’s eye, the camera can paint its black and white strokes on a living canvas. From initial concept, and throughout execution and production, his interpretation of the model’s frame is foremost to achieve his final goal. The images he creates are precise in their sharp tonal contrast revealing a world where whites appear illuminated from within, and inky blacks are eternal. The final result is a figure that is as much alive and revealed in darkness, as in light that reflects off of it.
The shapes he captures are at times ambiguous, coinciding with his belief, "I feel at home with mystery, and we discover life in the questions we ask, rather than the answers we find. The trick, at times, is in finding the right questions.”
Nausher draws inspiration from vast and heavy artistic and cultural traditions. Exposed through his use of theatrical lighting, we sense the drama of Caravaggio, the strength projected from Greco Roman sculpture, and a haunting uncertainty of Goya. And like the great tradition of... |
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