’All games have morals; and the game of Snakes and Ladders captures, as no other activity can hope to do, the eternal truth that for every ladder you hope to climb, a snake is waiting just around the corner, and for every snake a ladder will compensate…’Simon RushdieThe simple well known game seems to speak the terms of life, the twists and turns and steady ascent to the desired goal. With it’s symmetrical and balanced structure the stairway connotes a steady journey, whilst the snake suggets deceit and vengefulness. Helmuth Osborne’s nature inspired photography demonstrates a playful imagination as the rock face appears to come alive with a winding serpant. In contrast, pieces such as ’Stairs’ by Catherine Graham radiates a feeling of calm as she focuses on the banal but beautiful line of the commonplace stairway.
| | | | | | | | Baby girl by the steps | | | 101 by 76cm. (40.4′ x 30.4′) | | | C-Type Kodak Metallic Print mounted on 5mm board | | | by Vincent Au – more artworks, artist’s CV | | | £ 560 | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | Steps of the Ganges. Varanasi, India. | | | 28 by 23cm. (11.2′ x 9.2′) | | | Colour photography | | | by Jamie Ball – more artworks, artist’s CV | | | £ 140 | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | Steps, France | | | 50 by 50cm. (20′ x 20′) | | | giclee print, other sizes are available | | | by Anita Barratt – more artworks, artist’s CV | | | £ 310 | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | Nude on a staircase | | | 41.5 by 27.5cm. (16.6′ x 11′) | | | Archival giclée print | | | by John Carmichael – more artworks, artist’s CV | | | £ 230 | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | THE EYE (London). | | | 40 by 30cm. (16′ x 12′) | | | Fuji Crysatl Archive Paper / Limited Edition Signed. | | | by Harry Dillon – more artworks, artist’s CV | | | £ 110 | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | AMERICAN FLAG (Stairs) | | | 40 by 30cm. (16′ x 12′) | | | Fuji Crystal Archive Paper. | | | by Harry Dillon – more artworks, artist’s CV | | | £ 110 | | | | | | | |
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