Allan Teger



Two Riders

Two Riders

Archival pigment print



Teeing Off

Teeing Off

Archival pigment print

24X36"

2020



Swimming Hole

Swimming Hole

Archival pigment print

24X36"

2020



Seagulls

Seagulls

Archival pigment print

24X36"

2020



Rubber Duckies

Rubber Duckies

Archival pigment print

24X36"

2020



Rollercoaster

Rollercoaster

Archival pigment print

24X36"

2020



Mountain Climbers

Mountain Climbers

Archival pigment print

24X36"

2020



Golfing in the Rough

Golfing in the Rough

Archival pigment print

24X36"

2020



Fore!

Fore!

Archival pigment print

24X36"

2020



Fly fishing

Fly fishing

Archival pigment print

24X36"

2020



Erotic Romp

Erotic Romp

Archival pigment print

24X36"

2020



Dolphins

Dolphins

Archival pigment print

24X36"

2020



Buddha

Buddha

Archival pigment print

24X36"

2020



Geisha

Geisha

Archival pigment print.

36/24"

90/60 cm

Edition of 15.

This image can be custom size.



Horse Ranch

Horse Ranch

Archival pigment print.

36/24"

90/60 cm

Edition of 15.

This image can be custom size.



Farming

Farming

Archival pigment print.

36/24"

90/60 cm

Edition of 15.

This image can be custom size.



Golfers

Golfers

Archival pigment print.

36/24"

90/60 cm

Edition of 15.

This image can be custom size.



Cowboy

Cowboy

Archival pigment print.

36/24"

90/60 cm

Edition of 15.

This image can be custom size.



Biplane

Biplane

Archival pigment print.

20/30"

50/75 cm

This image can be custom size.



Climbers

Climbers

Archival pigment print.

30/20"

75/50 cm

This image can be custom size.



Golf Tee

Golf Tee

Archival pigment print.

20/30"

50/75 cm

This image can be custom size.



Golfer in the rough

Golfer in the rough

Archival pigment print.

20/30"

50/75 cm

This image can be custom size.



Lovers on the hill

Lovers on the hill

Archival pigment print.

20/30"

50/75 cm

This image can be custom size.



Pastoral

Pastoral

Archival pigment print.

20/30"

50/75 cm

This image can be custom size.



Sailboats

Sailboats

Archival pigment print.

20/30"

50/75 cm

This image can be custom size.



Scuba girl

Scuba girl

Archival pigment print.

20/30"

50/75 cm

This image can be custom size.



Ski Resort

Ski Resort

Archival pigment print.

20/30"

50/75 cm

This image can be custom size.



Two Horses

Two Horses

Archival pigment print.

20/30"

50/75 cm

This image can be custom size.



Asian bridge

Asian bridge

Archival pigment print.

20/30 "

50/75 cm

This image can custom size



Winery

Winery

Archival pigment print.

20/30"

50/75 cm

This image can be custom size




Allan Teger

I remember the moment that the idea for Bodyscapes® came to me. I was thinking that the shape and structure of the universe repeated itself at every level and suddenly I had the image in my mind of a skier going down a breast. This was it - the universe repeating its shapes - a body looking like a mountain. It was also an example of two realities coexisting. The picture could be seen as a landscape and it could also be seen as a body. Although they were different, both perceptions were right at the same time. I knew instantly that I had an entire series of images waiting to be captured on film.


Within a week or two I had my first model and began shooting. I was a complete newcomer in the world of art. I had never taken a course in photography, art, or art history, and had no idea that other people had ever thought of the similarity of bodies and landscapes. So I approached the project with naive energy, convinced that I was breaking new ground with each exposure.


I created these images by placing toys and miniatures on the body and shooting the picture as a single exposure. I knew it was possible to produce multiple exposure images such as photo montages, but felt that if it were to appear real to the viewer, it had to actually be real at some level...with the figure and the body together at the same time. Furthermore, I didn't want to resort to camera or darkroom tricks as that would make the work less credible. Now with the advent of digital photography, most people assume that any unusual photograph is a product of photoshop. However, I still work the way I began. I set the toys and the model and make a single exposure. I do not construct the image in photoshop.


Over the years I have discovered that art can be fun and serious at the same time. I have always believed that in the end an artist needs to communicate to the viewer, and involve them in the work to complete the experience. I feel that my art is complete when a viewer reacts to it. I have enjoyed creating Bodyscapes® and I enjoy sharing them with others and seeing their response.