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Chowwai Cheung
Fred Ingrams
Sophie Green
Day Bowman
Daisy Cook
Halima Cassell
Barbara Rae
Patrick Hughes
Bruce Mclean
Nelson Makamo
Sandra Blow
Tracey Emin
Garden Art
The garden has a multitude of emotional connections and meanings. They are places of respite, activity, and creativity (often an artwork in their own right). They are big and small, wild and tamed, bursting with life and in need of some love. As seen in Chris Shaw Hughes’ Woman in the Shadows they can be places for playfulness with family: an escape from claustrophobic domestic space indoors, work, and now more than ever, our screens. Drawn from a vintage photograph, Hughes’ piece shows a family lined up amongst shrubbery, posed for their picture to be taken. The group smile as if stifling laughs, struggling to stay composed while a central figure playfully half-hides in the backdrop plants. Ellie Vandoorne’s Snowdrop Pixie similarly shows how the natural world is harnessed for childhood games and whimsy. Upon a swing harnessed between two snowdrops sits a pixie in the form of a young girl. The colours are light and cheery and the subject matter plays into childhood fantasies. We are reminded that the garden was once our own place of wonder, adventure, and make-believe. During the Spring and Summer lockdowns of 2020 across the world, gardens have taken on new significance in our lives. Many have found refuge in their personal green space, and others have longed to have one. Dawn Beckles’ Pink Door shows a man-made garden space. On top of a dark wooden decking various pots are placed containing their plants. The pots, like the eponymous door and yellow building are bright and vivid. Whether a garden is small in size, lacks natural resources, or is on the balcony of a high story flat, these spaces are sanctuaries for the people who care for and use them. There has been a vast amount of research done on the health benefits (both mental and physical) of gardening and spending time in green spaces. The garden differs from other natural spaces like the park, woods, or rolling landscape. They are loaded with personal meaning and their enclosed nature reflects this private ownership. As written across Benjamin West’s work, the garden offers Wildlife on Your Doorstep. In this sense the garden becomes a transitory space between “home” and the “wild”, a place where the beauty of nature can be curated and observed. The garden has been a popular subject throughout art history. Not only is the garden an easily accessible model, but it can be used as a symbol of domesticity, security, and homeliness. In Monet Monet Money no. 7, Wayne Sleeth pastiches Monet’s famous works featuring the waterlilies in his garden pond in Giverny. Monet painted at least 250 oil paintings of these waterlilies during the last 30 years of his career. For Monet, like for countless others, his garden was his sanctuary.
Curated by Cecile Martet
Bestsellers
Our team of curatorial experts have collated some of our collectors’ all-time favourite prints, paintings and photographs on the platform. Ranging in medium, genre and scale, each piece presents a unique style to suit a range of tastes and desires. About the Collection Our Bestsellers collection showcases a diverse range of art, giving viewers an insight into our extensive online gallery. Whether you’re on the lookout for an investment piece or after a series of works to complete a room, our bestsellers collection will give you a taste of what’s trending on the contemporary art scene. Featured Artist: Tommy Clarke One artist who is consistently popular with Rise Art customers is the ever-loved and endlessly intriguing photographer Tommy Clarke. Tommy’s realistic style presents an original view of global landscapes. Tommy reinvigorates the seascape, altering his lens to either zoom in on the textural quality of the ocean or out to form bird's eye view impressions of expansive vistas. Scenes of real-life become appreciated for their ability to form a pattern or an entirely organic aesthetic that somewhat loses its sense of realism. Tommy’s photographs are typically large scale prints, sitting boldly on their own or perfectly in gallery wall arrangement. Our Bestsellers are diverse in appearance and dynamic in process. Yet, they are all firmly united in their ability to stand out and draw the viewer in. Whether through the hyper-real appearance of a painting, the abstract nature of a photograph, or the geometric quality of a sculpture, prepare to be captivated. Want to see some of our experts’ favourite artworks? Browse the Curator’s Picks collection.
Curated by Rise Art
Best in Photography
Hundreds of incredible works of art are uploaded to Rise Art every month, from print-making to photography and sculpture. This collection gathers together some of our curator's particular favourite works from Rise Art's star photographers. A Supreme Selection Our selection of fine art photography for sale showcases work from award-winning photographers active today. Ranging from the abstract to the photoreal, the Best in Photography collection has something for every collector. Browse the collection and discover landscapes, portraits and more. Find out more in our guide to fine art photography.
Curated by Sophie Heatley
Art Under £1,000
Explore our latest curated offering of artworks under £1,000. From Leila Fanner's figurative masterpieces with a surrealist edge to the fleshy, semi-abstract compositions of Héloise Delègue, as well as firm Rise favourites like Noah Borger and Ta Thimkaeo, this selection has a work to lift any collection on a budget.
Curated by Phin Jennings
Subverting Gender Norms
From unrealistic beauty standards to old fashioned ideas of what it is to be feminine, these artists reject patriarchal gender norms in favour of subversive, and often more realistic, representations of womanhood.
Curated by Phin Jennings