Selected Works

Dagger in My Dior,
Diasec , 23" x 23" inch
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Easy Listener,
Diasec , 47" x 59" inch
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Flipping the Bird,
Lenticular , 13" x 16 1/2" inch
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Hamer in my Handbag,
Diasec , 23" x 23" inch
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Mitchell Film Camera,
Diasec , 47" x 59" inch
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Clark to Superman in Colour,
Lenticular , 47" x 47" inch
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VW Camper Family,
Diasec , 71" x 36 1/2" inch
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1955 Mercedes Gull-Wing, 2017
Diasec , 23.5 x 65.6 inch
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James Bond, 2015
Diasec , 23 x 23 inch
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Poker, 2020
Diasec , 23 x 35 inch
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Stripper, 2014
Diasec , 33 x 25 inch
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A man with x-ray vision, Nick Veasey creates art that shows what it is really like inside. Nick’s work with radiographic imaging equipment takes the x-ray to another level. Everyday objects are transformed from the banal to the beguiling and the layers and make-up of natural items are shown in fantastic detail.
These works are a classic example of the fusion between art and science. The results transcend classification as photographs, having the gravitas to motivate science institutions and art galleries to acquire the artworks. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London have recently added his work to the British National Collection of Photography. Nick regularly exhibits at fine art galleries the world over. The ethereal and fascinating works have collected a host of International awards. In today’s world that is obsessed with ‘image’, superficiality and artifice, Veasey counters such insubstantial diversions by delving inside and discovering what things are really made of. Metaphors for the images are many and varied. Their context is very relevant in today’s society with the prevalence of surveillance and the use of x-ray technology for security.
The artist’s work can be seen as a project that harnesses and exploits modern technology to advance the boundaries of perception and of art. But what sets him apart from other artists is not only the technique. Instead of creating or transforming things, he is exposing something that always existed, objects we think we know but we don’t. Not from the inside out. Creating art with radiation is complex and dangerous but the results continually inspire Nick to keep experimenting. The subjects of his attention are manifold. Flora and fauna, DJ Decks, ordinary objects such as shoes, a typewriter and even a classic Morris Mini. Mainly, whatever surrounds us and is tangible. Although working with the manifest, he achieves to uncover the invisible. Veasey’s x-rays penetrate the surface and take us on a journey into a world otherwise hidden and unseen. The inner life of objects and organisms is revealed, the surface replaced with transparency, the inside becomes the outside – what is left is the form the aesthetics of form the inner beauty.
The work is a dazzling balance of extremes, using lethal radiation to produce results of great lyricism and grace. Veasey’s x-rays penetrate solid matter to render it ghostly and gentle, giving the viewers that precious feeling that they have somehow seen reality afresh with an aspect to life that they have never before experienced. An artist that pushes boundaries in pursuit of his calling.
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Nick Veasey, Dagger in My Dior,
Diasec , 23" x 23" inch

Nick Veasey, Easy Listener,
Diasec , 47" x 59" inch

Nick Veasey, Flipping the Bird,
Lenticular , 13" x 16 1/2" inch

Nick Veasey, Hamer in my Handbag,
Diasec , 23" x 23" inch

Nick Veasey, Mitchell Film Camera,
Diasec , 47" x 59" inch

Nick Veasey, Clark to Superman in Colour,
Lenticular , 47" x 47" inch

Nick Veasey, VW Camper Family,
Diasec , 71" x 36 1/2" inch

Nick Veasey, 1955 Mercedes Gull-Wing, 2017
Diasec , 23.5 x 65.6 inch

Nick Veasey, James Bond, 2015
Diasec , 23 x 23 inch

Nick Veasey, Poker, 2020
Diasec , 23 x 35 inch

Nick Veasey, Stripper, 2014
Diasec , 33 x 25 inch