Hommage to Leonard Nimoy

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Leonard Nimoy, photographer

Leonard Nimoy, who most sci-fi fans knew as the unflappable Mr Spock on the original Star Trek series, died today [the 27th of february, ndr], aged 83. But the man who made the phrase “Live long and prosper” famous was also a dedicated artist and poet, and his photographic series range from exploring people’s hidden “other” lives (“Secret Selves”) to an appreciation of the varying forms of the human body (“The Full Body Project”). Photos: courtesy of R. Michelson Galleries, Northampton, Massachusetts, and Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, California, © Leonard Nimoy.

Original article was published on The Art Newspaper, here.

Homage to Matisse from Nimoy’s “The Full Body Project”, 2005
Homage to Matisse from Nimoy’s “The Full Body Project”, 2005
Three Graces from Nimoy’s “The Full Body Project”, 2005
Three Graces from Nimoy’s “The Full Body Project”, 2005
Red Apple from Nimoy’s “The Black and White Project”, 2006
Red Apple from Nimoy’s “The Black and White Project”, 2006
Joseph—US Navy “I was born and got this superman cape and a green bear that I take with me everywhere.”, from Leonard Nimoy’s “Secret Selves” series, 2008
Joseph—US Navy “I was born and got this superman cape and a green bear that I take with me everywhere.”, from Leonard Nimoy’s “Secret Selves” series, 2008
Matt—Painter of Americans who have witnessed war “I would aspire to be a force of nature, a simple and pure avatar of the Earth.”, from Nimoy’s “Secret Selves” series, 2008
Matt—Painter of Americans who have witnessed war “I would aspire to be a force of nature, a simple and pure avatar of the Earth.”, from Nimoy’s “Secret Selves” series, 2008
Ira—advertising firm CEO “My secret self is a wizrd who takes illusions and makes people think they are real.”, from Nimoy’s “Secret Selves” series, 2008
Ira—advertising firm CEO “My secret self is a wizrd who takes illusions and makes people think they are real.”, from Nimoy’s “Secret Selves” series, 2008
A work from Nimoy’s “The Full Body Project”, 2005
A work from Nimoy’s “The Full Body Project”, 2005
Nimoy’s Self Portrait with Bulb, 2003
Nimoy’s Self Portrait with Bulb, 2003
Nimoy’s Shaela II, 2007
Nimoy’s Shaela II, 2007