'New Photographers' at the Danizger Gallery in Chelsea

The Danziger Gallery in Chelsea is currently presenting New Photographers, an exhibit of works by five artists displaying works for the first time in New York. The participating photographers are Chris Levine from England, Yuji Obata from Japan, Patrick Smith from France, Tereza Vlckova from Czech Republic, and Dutch artists Maurice Scheltens and Lisebeth Abbenes.

Although these artists are not linked in theme or style, they have in common originality in each one’s approach to photography and subject matter. Among the highlights Chris Levine, for instance, portrays Queen Elizabeth II in three different ways in photographs from 2004. The first image, titled Lightness of Being, is a 30-inch color photograph of the queen crowned, with her eyes closed and her magenta-colored lips forming a straight line.

The second image, Equanimity, is a compilation of nine small black and white photographs portraying the queen seated at different angles (facing left, facing the center, and facing right). The third image, Equanimous, portrays the queen with a glow in the dark effect with the subject’s face covered in white.

Other highlights include several photographs of young girls by Tereza Vlckova. Most notably, A Perfect Day, Elise … is a series of three images. The first depicts a young girl on a summer day who appears to be floating in mid-air toward trees and mountains in the distance, as though she’s experiencing a newfound freedom. The second shows a girl of about 13 or 14 running freely with her arms spread out and looking up to the sky.

The third image depicts a young girl viewed from behind and shown jumping in mid-air in a white dress with sleeves resembling the wings of an angel. The series Two is a set of three photographs of identical twin girls standing beside each other with the girl on the left in each image having an alert but solemn expression on her face while the girl on the right has a solemn but subtly dazed expression. At the Danziger Gallery (527 W. 23rd St.) through Feb. 25. The gallery is open from Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.