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Brian Griffin Art

British, b. 1948
Brian Griffin (born in 1948 in Birmingham) is widely acknowledged as one of the most prominent British photographers of his generation, constantly working on new materials and still pushing boundaries of contemporary photography. He is famous for his ground-breaking approach to portraiture from Iggy Pop to Kate Bush, and numerous high profile projects stretching from 'Work' in the 1980's to his project charting 'The Road to 2012', commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery. 'Work' went on to be awarded the Best Photography book in the World at the Barcelona Primavera Fotografica 1991 and The Life magazine used the photograph "A Broken Frame" on its front cover of a special supplement "The Greatest Photographs Of The 80's". Throughout his career, over twenty monographs of Griffin's work have been published, his work has been the subject of over fifty international solo exhibitions and is held in institutional collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the Arts Council of Great Britain, London; the British Council, London; the National Portrait Gallery, London; the Museum Folkwang, Essen; the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery; the Art Museum Reykjavík, Iceland; the Mast Foundation, Bologna; and the Museu da Imagem, Braga, Portugal. In 2009, Brian Griffin became the patron of FORMAT Festival and in 2013 he received the Centenary Medal from the Royal Photographic Society in recognition of a lifetime achievement in photography. *** “I think that Brian is one of the most interesting portrait photographers ever. His portrait photography belongs to another time. Portrait photography today is like so simple, so straightforward, so it seems that all photography portraits are alike. Brian is different and Brian has a craziness in him – a craziness in a way to see the world, and intensity that belongs only to him.” – Francois Hébel, Director, Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson (present), Director, Les Rencontres d’Arles (1986-1987, 2001-2014). /As quoted in the documentary by Michael Prince; The Surreal Lives of Brian Griffin, 2018/
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A Broken Frame - Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Large Size Landscape Photograph
A Broken Frame - Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Large Size Landscape Photograph

Brian Griffin 1A Broken Frame - Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Large Size Landscape Photograph, 1982

$5,115

A Broken Frame - Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Large Size Landscape Photograph

By Brian Griffin 1

Located in London, GB

A solitary figure harvests wheat under a darkening sky, embodying resilience against nature's elements... "It had been raining all morning but the clouds suddenly parted and we had 3...

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1980s Conceptual Brian Griffin Art

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Colour Landscape - A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - 14 x 14 IN
Colour Landscape - A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - 14 x 14 IN

Brian Griffin 1Colour Landscape - A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - 14 x 14 IN, 1982

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Colour Landscape - A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - 14 x 14 IN

By Brian Griffin 1

Located in London, GB

A solitary figure harvests wheat under a darkening sky, embodying resilience against nature's elements... “It had been raining all morning but the clouds suddenly parted and we had ...

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1980s Contemporary Brian Griffin Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Photographic Film

Iggy Pop 80s Soldier album, Studio Portrait 1979, Colour Photograph, Framed
Iggy Pop 80s Soldier album, Studio Portrait 1979, Colour Photograph, Framed

Brian Griffin 1Iggy Pop 80s Soldier album, Studio Portrait 1979, Colour Photograph, Framed, 1979

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Iggy Pop 80s Soldier album, Studio Portrait 1979, Colour Photograph, Framed

By Brian Griffin 1

Located in London, GB

Iggy Pop - FROM THE ALBUM COVER SOLDIER 1980, STUDIO PORTRAIT (1979), 1979 Archival Pigment Print, Framed Image size 30 x 30 cm Frame: 55 x 45.5 cm © Brian Griffin "I remember this...

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1970s Surrealist Brian Griffin Art

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Glass, Wood, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Medium Size Photograph
A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Medium Size Photograph

Brian Griffin 1A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Medium Size Photograph, 1982

$1,842

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By Brian Griffin 1

Located in London, GB

A solitary figure harvests wheat under a darkening sky, embodying resilience against nature's elements... “It had been raining all morning but the clouds suddenly parted and we had ...

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1980s Contemporary Brian Griffin Art

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Photographic Film

Joe Jackson Look Sharp, 1979 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Framed
Joe Jackson Look Sharp, 1979 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Framed

Brian Griffin 1Joe Jackson Look Sharp, 1979 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Framed, 1979

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Joe Jackson Look Sharp, 1979 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Framed

By Brian Griffin 1

Located in London, GB

Brian Griffin Joe Jackson - Look Sharp, 1979 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Framed; museum mount board, antireflective art glass, oak frame Image size; 11 4/5 × 15 7/10 in 30 × 40 cm...

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1970s Contemporary Brian Griffin Art

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Traffic Island, "Wandsworth Roundabout", London, ‘A lone figure’, Signed Print
Traffic Island, "Wandsworth Roundabout", London, ‘A lone figure’, Signed Print

Brian Griffin 1Traffic Island, "Wandsworth Roundabout", London, ‘A lone figure’, Signed Print, 1977

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Traffic Island, "Wandsworth Roundabout", London, ‘A lone figure’, Signed Print

By Brian Griffin 1

Located in London, GB

A lone figure stands before a stark architectural scene, inviting contemplation of urban solitude… In a moment of stillness, a man looks toward geometric buildings, evoking thoughts ...

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2010s Surrealist Brian Griffin Art

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Rocket Man, Dungeness, '79 / Howard Jones - Crossed That Line '89 (Album cover)
Rocket Man, Dungeness, '79 / Howard Jones - Crossed That Line '89 (Album cover)

Brian Griffin 1Rocket Man, Dungeness, '79 / Howard Jones - Crossed That Line '89 (Album cover), 1979

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Rocket Man, Dungeness, '79 / Howard Jones - Crossed That Line '89 (Album cover)

By Brian Griffin 1

Located in London, GB

“It was shot on a grey misty day on Dungeness Beach in Sussex. Charlie Wood lit the sky rocket and stood to attention, and I fired the flashgun that was stuffed into his trousers to ...

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1970s Symbolist Brian Griffin Art

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