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From Art Alba Gallery

  1. Tiffany II by Tom Millea, Image 1.

    Tom Millea

    Tiffany II, 2003

    Platinum

    21 x 26 cm

    US$1,200

  2. Shoe by Li Gang, Image 6.

    Li Gang

    Shoe, 2002

    Bronze

    16 x 23 x 10 cm

    US$8,000

  3. Vigil II by John Bellany, Image 1.

    John Bellany

    Vigil II, 2000

    Screenprint

    83 x 76 cm

    US$2,000

  4. Wayfarer by John Bellany, Image 1.

    John Bellany

    Wayfarer, 1998

    Screenprint

    46 x 38 cm

    US$1,250

  5. The Artists by Adrian Wiszniewski, Image 2.

    Adrian Wiszniewski

    The Artists, 1990

    Mixed Media

    35 x 28 cm

    US$2,500

  6. Swimmer by Bruce Weber, Image 1.

    Bruce Weber

    Swimmer, 1983

    Photograph

    29 x 22 cm

    US$2,500

  7. Thunderstorm by Robert Werling, Image 4.

    Robert Werling

    Thunderstorm, 1974

    Gelatin Silver Print

    51 x 41 cm

    US$2,500

  8. Spiral by Alexander Calder, Image 1.

    Alexander Calder

    Spiral, c. 1965

    Lithograph

    56 x 71 cm

    US$2,500

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About the artist

Maria Svarbova

Slovakian

b. 1988

Maria Svarbova was born in 1988 in Slovakia. Despite having studied restoration and archeology, her artistic medium is photography. From 2010 to the present, the immediacy of Maria’s photographic instinct keeps on garnering international acclaim and is setting new precedents in photographic expression. She has received several prestigious awards, including the Hasselblad Masters Award, and her exhibitions have placed her among the vanguard of her contemporaries, attracting attention of prominent publications such as Vogue, Forbes, CNN or The Guardian around the world. Her work is a staple of social media’s limelight. Maria’s talent earned her a spot on the coveted 30 under 30 Forbes list as well as a commission for a billboard-sized promotion on the massive Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan. In 2019, Apple commission her to create an exclusive photography series shot by iPhone. This publication is preceded by two books of her photographs: Swimming Pool (2017) and Future Retro (2019). Swimming Pools presents an updated version of the now out-of- stock Swimming Pool, and it features new format, design and content.

Maria’s distinctive style departs from traditional portraiture and focuses on experimentation with space, color and atmosphere. Taking an interest in communist-era architecture and public spaces, Maria transforms each scene with a modern freshness that highlights the depth and range of her creative palette. Carefully composed figures create thematic, dream-like scenes with ordinary objects. Her images hold a silent tension that hints at emergent possibilities under the lilt of clean and smooth surfaces.
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