Ken Lerner
I am interested in the interplay of reality and imagination - how reality can trigger additional images in the imagination or how the imagination may produce variations of reality
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Color Shift Series - Additional Images • 6 artworks
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The Color Shift Series gallery comprises additional images of both the Color Shift in Rectangles Series [...]
The Color Shift Series gallery comprises additional images of both the Color Shift in Rectangles Series and the Color Shift in Squares Series that are not included in my main Latest Artworks gallery
Other Artworks • 29 artworks
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This gallery shows additional versions of images already in my Latest Artworks Gallery
Limited Editions With Open Edition Versions • 42 artworks
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This is a gallery of artworks offered as both a limited edition (signed, numbered, dated on reverse) [...]
This is a gallery of artworks offered as both a limited edition (signed, numbered, dated on reverse) and an open (unsigned) version. Because these artworks exist as both a limited edition and as an open edition, the limited edition pricing is significantly less than a limited edition work of the same size for which no open edition prints are offered.
Smaller sized limited editions • 40 artworks
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This is a gallery of my smaller, less expensive limited editions -- since a lot of my work is large [...]
This is a gallery of my smaller, less expensive limited editions -- since a lot of my work is large and even very large sized works which are by nature of size quite expensive, this galley presents smaller works which may better fit urban apartment living size requirements
Geometric • 191 artworks
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The Geometric Gallery a selection of my geometric works apart from those in the Latest Artworks gallery, [...]
The Geometric Gallery a selection of my geometric works apart from those in the Latest Artworks gallery, where most of my work is, including most works in the Geometric Series.
Open Edition Images • 109 artworks
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Wildflowers - additional versions • 12 artworks
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Wildflowers - additional versions contains all the additional versions not shown in Latest Works
Latest Artworks • 2,852 artworks
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All artworks - presented in the order of date listed, newest first
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The artist has won prizes and awards
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The artist's works have been noticed by the editorial staff
Presented in Art Fairs
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The artist participates in art shows and fairs
Biography
Ken Lerner is a passionate photographic artist, born into a family of renowned photographers. He began taking photos at the age of 6, using a camera given to him by his father. But he was not interested in simply reproducing real life moments. His vision was more subjective and he sought to project an internal reality of that moment.
At the beginning of his career, he almost exclusively created images with multiple exposures. This gave a complex structure to the images and represented a subjective view of the world. In the 2010s, after working in financial product sales, he returned to photography producing only single exposure images. Even though they were less structurally complex, they still represented a subjective view of the world, being almost totally abstract. Ken works extensively with reflective surfaces such as water, glass and metal.
A lover of the beauty of nature, Ken Lerner paints and photographs a lot of landscapes and seascapes. He is interested in presenting different possibilities of representing "nature" and often produces many variations of an image with different colors, shades, contrasts and saturations.
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Nationality:
UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Contemporary American Artists
Ongoing and Upcoming art events
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Influences
Education
1965 - 2023
Self Taught
New York,
NY,
United States
Artist value certified
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Achievements
Collective Expositions
1991
Ken Lerner And Sherry Ren Smith
Westhampton,
NY,
United States
1991
Discovering New Talent
Southampton,
NY,
United States
1967
New Works Of Emerging Artists
Cambridge,
Massachusetts,
United States
Solo Expositions
1993
New Works
'New York,
NY,
United States
1989
Ken Lerner New Works
New York,
NY,
United States
1982
An Alternative View
Munich,
Bavaria,
Germany
1973
Imagined Reality
New York,
NY,
United States
Activity on ArtMajeur
Last modification date : Apr 26, 2025
(Member since 2021)
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Artworks by Ken Lerner added to favorite collections: 606
Latest News
All the latest news from contemporary artist Ken Lerner
Added Feb 28, 2023
March's Artwork for sale at highest offered price (over reserve) during that month - Symmetry 2-2b2p
NOTE TO COLLECTORS -
Every month, I will choose 1 artwork, which I will offer to the highest bidder to make an offer (via the make an offer box option on that artwork's page) for that artwork in that month over a stated reserve price (w/free shipping included!!), and that highest offer will be accepted unconditionally for that artwork at month's end. At the end of each week, the highest offer received will be posted below
March's artwork offered - Symmetry 2-2b2p - reserve price - $2400.
Link to artwork's page - https://www.artmajeur.com/klerner58/en/artworks/16463536/symmetry-2-2b2p
Highest offer as of March 8 ... ___________
Added Feb 12, 2023
Winter 2023 Artist Showcase. Artsy Shark
My artwork, Water 79h7e3, was included in Artsy Shark's "Winter 2023 Artist Showcase" on their web site.
Link to article and included artworks -- https://www.artsyshark.com/2023/02/10/artist-showcase-winter-2023/
Added Oct 5, 2022
Award
Just awarded a Certificate of Artistic Achievement for year 2022 by Luxembourg Art Prize (awarded in 2023)
Reviews and comments
Excellent technique , visionary artist, TOP+++++
trop beau ! j'adore !
Dear Ken, that's really great ! Greatings from Germany to NY ! Otto
Hi Otto - Thank-you so much. You are the first person to "get" this image. It's an older image (the original image is also up here (FOUNTAIN 140E1A - the one with the tan or beige background), but I have just recently reworked it to these new versions, which are the limited edition versions. I've always loved this image but since 2015, you are the first other person to remark on it or actually see it as interesting. Hope all is well in Munich - BTW - a long long time ago I lived in
Munich for 4 years, and Munich remains, with NY, tied for my favorite city in the world - when you have a chance, go have a drink for me at Cafe Reitschule, which I'm amazed to see is still there - probably hasn't changed very much either - I actually had a show of my artwork there once, and it was my favorite cafe in all Munich - It was so to speak, in my mind, the Max's Kansas City of Munich (Max's Kansas City was my favorite bar/restaurant/club that ever existed in NYC - Warhols entire crew hung out there all the time, Lou Reed got his start there and was a regular, so did the NY Dolls - and various later-to-be famous artists also hung out there - Cafe Reitschule was that for me in Munich - so next time you are in Schwabbing (maybe you already live in that district, or perhaps you never even go there, because it too "shicky-mickey", I don't know, but all I can say is it was a great place for me) go hoist a beer for me (and let me know if their deserts are still as good as they once were)
Thanks Ken for your visit and several 'fav' on my work ! friendly from France !
Hello Ken! I expose my paintings in Artmajeur. I am one of your followers. I have just selected your artworks "Geometric 916-1K3", " Surfer on My Mind 1B2" and "Block Island Lighthouse 1A" as three of my favorite ones. You are a very prolific artist, full of imagination and inspiration. Congratulations! I invite you to see my paintings, and to follow me back if you like them. Wish you much success! Jesús F. Torres (Zaplaflora)
Hi Ken! I expose my paintings in Artmajeur. Now I'm one of your followers. I've been seing your joyful collection, so colorful and suggestive. I invite you to see my paintings, and to follow me if you find reasons enough to do so. Your comments about my paintings are more than welcome. Hope receiving your feedback soon. Greetings from Miami!
Hello Ken,
Thank you for including my painting in your beautiful collection.
Best
Afsaneh
Hello Ken, appreciate your interest in my artwork!
Bonsoir ou bonjour ken,vos mots me touche beaucoup,vous avez bien compris ma recherche,le nombre de sculptures animalière bien faite mais sans m'arrêter dessus car fondue dans la masse de la production très prolifique ,je ne les compte plus.Encore merci et bonne créativité.
Bonjour,merci pour l'ajout a votre collection .Bonne semaine
Krsart
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Hello Ken, I'm so happy to be a part of your favorite collection with my new artwork! Thank you so much!
Hello Ken,
Thank you for adding my artwork in your favorite collection.
Dear Ken, I sent you the answer to your message concerning my pictures under "sending a message" to your account a few days ago. Otto Frühwach
I like this! The water surface illuminated by the rays of the setting sun... What could be more beautiful?
Hello Ken! Thank you to added my artwork to your collection! )))
Dear Ken, your water photos are wonderful ! You really express the different moods water can have ! Thank you ! Otto Frühwach
Dear Ken, your Collection "Incredible Water" is really wonderful. I like it how it shows the different aspects of water ! Water, it's worth it ! Best for you ! Otto
Dear Ken, this picture is really amazing ! The wonderful arranged colours give that face that very special expression of a certain mood ! Thank you ! Otto
Dear Ken, thank you so much for your comments to my pictures "The Seeing and the blind" and "Am Tag danach". I have answered you under the comments of the pictures, but I do not know if my answers are guided to your account. So I write you here. Thank you ! Best for you ! Otto
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