Tanvi Pathare
At the end of Summer 2017, painter Tanvi Pathare completed her oil portrait titled ‘Ruby’ at her studio in Florence, Italy. Although ‘Ruby’ was created as part of a commission during – artists’ model Ruby Magic’s, second visit to Florence, it was also the second portrait that Pathare painted of Ruby Magic as one of her subjects. During their private studio sessions together, ‘Ruby’ is now remembered as one of the artists’ model’s most significant moments to be subjected by painter Pathare, as this became the manifestation of Jordan Sokol’s honorably known portrait – ‘Ruby’.
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Francis O’Neill
Francis O’Neill 2012 Copyright © Oxford, England
Towards the end of the summer of 2011, Francis O’Neill finished working on his first portrait of Ruby, with ‘Ruby Magic’ painting becoming O’Neill’s second and only nude that was completed at his studio in Oxford, England in January 2012. It was then pre-selected to enter the BP Portrait Award exhibition in London.
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Jordan Sokol
This portrait ‘study’ of Ruby by painter Jordan Sokol was originally created to take part in Sokol’s first solo exhibition titled ‘Ruminations’ at Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA back in the Summer of 2017. Instead, they began working on a new portrait having abandoned this one as a ‘Study’.
Society of Portrait Sculptors
Poppy Field 2019 Copyright © Florence Italy
Available for purchase.
‘Ruby’, 2019. 9 x 5 x 10cm. Edition of 10, by Poppy Field, has been selected for FACE2020, The Society of Portrait Sculptors 56th Exhibition. We were very pleased to announce our part in FACE2020, which was originally due to open in May at La Galleria Pall Mall, London. Thankfully, however, an online virtual exhibition can viewed here.
Originally shared on BBC Get Creative: ‘As told by Ruby Magic to Will Gompertz: “When I pose, I’m using my body to search for a sublime form – I’m trying to create a puzzle for the artists to solve… It is a surprisingly exciting life for someone who spends so much time standing still!”’
These wonderful patinas by Phil at castlefineartsfoundry are available for purchase. Thank you!
Poppy Field
Poppy Field 2019 Copyright © Florence Italy, privately owned.
Poppy Field 2019 Copyright © Florence Italy, privately owned.
‘Everything is Now’ by sculptor Poppy Field was produced in Florence Italy. This piece has been created as a reduction that was taken from a life size version.
Everything is Now(reduction), 2019, 45 x 12.5 x 12.5cm, is for sale and you can contact the sculptor herself by clicking on the link here.
Photographs by Steve Russell Studios
César Meza
César Meza 2017 Copyright © New York New York
‘Allegory of Virtue’ by César Meza., 2017 Graphite pencil, black color pencil, and white chalk on hand toned cotton paper (Fabriano Artistico 300grs)., 51 x 38 cm.
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Alexandra Slava
Alexandra Slava 2017 Copyright © Florence Italy, available for purchase.
‘Ellipsis’ by Alexandra Slava 2017., Clay 17 x 55cm.
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Alexandra Slava 2017 Copyright © Florence Italy, available for purchase.
‘Ellipsis’ by Alexandra Slava 2019., Resin Edition1/6.
Tina Oršolic
Tina Oršolic Dalessio Copyright © Florence Italy
‘The Poet’ was exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery London as part of the prestigiously known BP Portrait Award, 2019. The portrait is of Ruby, a poet who is also Dalessio’s friend and an artist’s model. Dalessio says that she was interested in telling the story of: ‘Strong women who dare to pursue their dreams and chose non-conventional paths in life … my way to pay homage to the female struggle, strength, intelligence and beauty.’
Every year the BP Portrait Award Visitors’ Choice offers exhibition visitors the opportunity to vote for their favourite portrait in the show. This year 19,661 votes were cast between 13 June and 6 October via screens outside the exhibition and on the website.
The overall winner was The Poet by Tina Orsolic Dalessio which received 2643 votes.
Please click here if you would like to find more details about this painting and of the artist.
Aneta MAK
Desmond Healy
Photographed, using a film camera, by artist art instructor Desmond Healy at Hampstead School of Art – London circa 2015.