11.24 MARILYN MONROE – ANDY WARHOL

The Marilyn Monroe series is arguably Warhol’s most recognized portfolio. Fascinated by her fame, Warhol used Marilyn Monroe as one of his earliest muses. These prints are based on a photograph of the star taken by Gene Korman as a publicity shot for her 1953 film Niagara. Warhol began producing his Marilyn portraits shortly after her death in 1962.

EDGES 1 – SANDERS NICOLSON

Always disheartened by the limits of photographic texture on thin prints, Nicolson’s artwork was finally transformed when he discovered piezo ink technologies. This allowed him to develop a rich finished form to his photographs. In Edges 1, he chooses to focus on floral images in order to bring to the fore the texture of the work.

SWEET WILLIAM – JASPER DALGLIESH

Sweet William is an irresistible, colourful, biennial flower. The flower name “Sweet William” is often said to honour the 18th century Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. It is also said to be named after Saint William of York or after William the Conqueror. This shot was taken in Lossenham Manor, Newenden, Kent, UK.

JIMI HENDRIX – MIKE BERKOFSKY

A magazine called Rave offered me a break on January 5th 1967 by asking me to shoot some pictures of a new American singer and guitarist who had also just got his break in London recording ‘Hey Joe’. His name was Jimi Hendrix.

341 TO WATERLOO – MATT FREESTONE

This shot was taken from a tourist boat on the Thames. The texture of the concrete arches contrasts with that of the rippling river and the brooding clouds. The famous red London double-decker bus perfectly balances the image with the dome of St. Pauls.

SALVADOR DALI I – POMPEO POSAR

Salvador Dali collaborated with Pompeo Posar for this 1974 photoshoot for Playboy magazine, set in the garden of his house in Cadaques, Spain. The giant egg is atop a pigeon coop.

GRAND NATIONAL AINTREE – LEO MASON

Silhouettes of thoroughbred horses charge over Aintree’s iconically high hurdles in this quintessential image of a traditional British sporting event. Almost close enough to touch the horses as they flash past, Mason grants us an exhilarating perspective on the race, almost as if we are galloping alongside them. The only question remains- who is going to win?

OLD BLUE EYES – PAUL MELLIA

Now in his late 50s, Paul Mellia has established a reputation over the last 30 years as a super-realist artist, specialising in detailed illustrations of themes from popular culture – film stars, sports cars and motorbikes, comic book characters and superheroes.

ICE BUBBLES – DARWIN WIGGETT

This chilly photograph of ice bubbles frozen across Abraham Lake in Alberta captures the extreme landscape that can be found in the great Canadian outdoors. Darwin has masterfully composed the photograph so that the ice ridge leads our eye towards the unforgiving mountains in the far distance.

CELINE DION – DANIELA FEDERICI

This glamourous shot of the singer, Celine Dion, posing through the archway of a door captures the moment she walks out on stage, yet in a humbly domestic setting. As much an image of the imagination as one of reality, it presents both an insight into the mind of the singer and a rare perspective of her looking out from the sphere of the private to the glare of the public. Shot in silhouette, Federici artfully captures Dion’s graceful curves.