Guy Sargent | Limited Edition Photographs

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Welcome! to the March 2023 newsletter.

The photographs featured above are recent works from 2022 and 2023, Cathedrals and statuary have long been part of my regular work but I have recently returned to figurative work with a new series, Portrait of a Model, a conceptual series of photographs where the model takes on a role. In the case above, the role of an artist's model with a reference to Sandro Botticellis' The Birth of Venus.

I have been planning to photograph Orléans Cathedral for many years. Sometimes I look for qualities in an image that can only be found at certain times of day and need the right circumstances to enable it. To remove as many traces of human activity I chose to use an ND (neutral density) filter, reducing the light levels, which on this occasion required a very long exposure of six minutes, so moving subjects would not register. I also wanted the sun raking
across the facade. Using an app called LightTrac it was clear that the sun begins to cut across the face of the cathedral in early/mid afternoon. On this particular Saturday on a September afternoon that would be 2.30pm. I believe it was a great success, people are still visible outside the building giving it a necessary human element.

To add to this, a subtle but important detail within the image is almost imperceptible - the Japanese artist, Hokusai, would sometimes define clouds in his woodblock prints by leaving the
top edge sharp but the underside slightly soft. A similar dynamic is achieved here. As the sun strikes the edges of the building, the hard architectural lines remain sharp and defined but the shadows over a period of minutes have softened edges.

The Madonna & Child, Aix-en-Provence, is a stunning almost life-size painted sculpture in the Church of Saint John (Église Saint-Jean-de-Malte) a Gothic Roman Catholic Church.

Wishing you all a fantastic March 2023...

Guy Sargent

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More recent work from 2022

The Museum Series | Portrait of a Model

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35% Off Selected Prints

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I am very pleased to offer a 35% discount on the three prints listed below.

Just click on any of the images, choose a size and apply the discount code PRINT35 at checkout.

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Orléans Cathedral

Orléans Cathedral

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Damask, Chambord

Damask, Chambord

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La Porte, Chambord

La Porte, Chambord

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Moonrise, La Manche 2022 is a long exposure photograph made at twilight as the moon begins to rise over the English Channel in the late summer of 2022. Another short passage of time image, against the deep indigo blue of both darkening sky and molten sea.

Limited Edition Prints are available in five sizes from; 21cm x 30cm - 8 1/4” x 11 3/4” to 111cm x 161cm - 43 3/4” x 63 1/2”.

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Newsletter February 2023

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Welcome! to my first newsletter for 2023.

2022 was a very creative and productive year for me. I made several trips to France, searching for new photographs in the coastal regions of the north west, Normandy and Brittany as well as short visits to cities such as Paris and Orleans. I first visited this area of northwestern France over ten years ago. Revisiting the beautiful coastal town of Étretat, I saw things in a more descriptive way, the photograph above being a stunning example, inspiring me to make images that reference cinematic, letterbox format images in the form of diptychs. A long exposure of six minutes on each image lending an interesting dimension to the finished work. 

Saint- Malo in Brittany was also a joy to visit, a magical walled port city with two major fortresses guarding the coastline, Le Petit Bé and Le Grande Bé.

A major discovery in northen Brittany was the Pink Granite Coast (Côte de Granite Rose). Stretching for many miles, erosion by sea and wind has sculpted an extraordinary, other wordly coastline in particular a place called Perros-Guirec demanding your attention...

Wishing you all a great 2023...

Guy Sargent

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In other news, as an affiliate of the fantastic Home Furnishings and Art online store - Chairish - I am honoured to have one of my works - The Infanta & The Architect - included in their first Pop-Up store at one of the worlds most famous department stores Bergdorf Goodman, 5th Ave, New York until April 10th.

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50% Off Selected Prints

 

I am very pleased to offer a 50% discount on the seven prints listed below.

Just click on any of the images and apply the discount code PRINT50 at checkout.

*Terms & Conditions apply

*This offer only applies to the smallest available size from the edition, one purchase per customer. Limited time offer ends on February 28th 2023. Only applies when entering your registered email address.

**Shipping is not included in this discount offer.

Étretat, Normandy (Diptych)

Étretat, Normandy (Diptych)

£245.00

 
Le Gouffre de Plougrescant, Brittany I (Diptych)

Le Gouffre de Plougrescant, Brittany I (Diptych)

£245.00

 
Le Gouffre de Plougrescant, Brittany II (Diptych)

Le Gouffre de Plougrescant, Brittany II (Diptych)

£245.00

 
Perros-Guirec, Brittany (Diptych)

Perros-Guirec, Brittany (Diptych)

£245.00

 
Saint-Malo, Brittany (Diptych)

Saint-Malo, Brittany (Diptych)

£245.00

 
Silbury Hill, Dawn (Diptych/Colour)

Silbury Hill, Dawn (Diptych/Colour)

£245.00

 
The House Between the Rocks

The House Between the Rocks

£135.00

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