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What does your soul looks like
Ruby Bat Arnon
Painting - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$11,163
Ad Patres - Auprès des ancètres
Estelle Lagarde
Photography - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,242
Lux in tenebris” (La lumière dans les ténèbres)
Estelle Lagarde
Photography - 100 x 240 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 94.5 x 1.6 inch
$7,367
Untitled (bird and beak) (2)
Mikael Siirilä
Photography - 22 x 15 cm Photography - 8.7 x 5.9 inch
$357
Suck my horn and fuck the world
C. Leg
Painting - 97 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$3,684
Corps magnétiques
Dani Olivier
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,786
Metaphysical Body Landscape #14
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 34 cm Photography - 11.8 x 13.4 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #37
Anna Laza
Photography - 35 x 53 cm Photography - 13.8 x 20.9 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #9
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 60 cm Photography - 11.8 x 23.6 inch
$636
Metaphysical Body Landscape #15
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #3
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 55 cm Photography - 11.8 x 21.7 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #39
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 50 cm Photography - 11.8 x 19.7 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #8
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #7
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #19
Anna Laza
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #18
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #17
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #12
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 42 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #72
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 55 cm Photography - 11.8 x 21.7 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #22
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$569
Metaphysical Body Landscape #11
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 50 cm Photography - 11.8 x 19.7 inch
$614
Metaphysical Body Landscape #96
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$569
Regard dérrière le visible II
Anthony Mirial
Photography - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$3,349
Bleu d'ébène
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$13,953
Corps métallique
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$11,721
Dos authentique
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$10,605
Caches Têtons
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$8,372
Jeu de lumière
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$8,372
Acrobatie
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.01 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$8,372
Metaphysical Body Landscape #55
Anna Laza
Photography - 27 x 40 cm Photography - 10.6 x 15.7 inch
$491
Metaphysical Body Landscape #16
Anna Laza
Photography - 32 x 30 cm Photography - 12.6 x 11.8 inch
$491
La marche des ombres : la supplication
C. Leg
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$4,019
Dos ensoleillé
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$7,256
Série: Natura facit saltus - Changement de sphère
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$8,930
Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro is one of the foremost techniques to come out of the Renaissance. Derived from the Italian words “chiaro", meaning bright or light, and “oscuro", meaning obscure or dark, this technique refers to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark to achieve a sense of volume when depicting three-dimensional subjects. Its advent was a crucial artistic development, marking a new era of art in which painters could now begin to convey depth through slow gradation of light and shadow.
It is said that the technique was invented by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, but other important artists who either developed or popularized the techniques include Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Vermeer and Goya. Invented in the 15th century, the technique quickly became common practice for all artists and by the late 17th century the term was frequently being used to describe any painting, drawing or print that used contrasting colors to create depth.
A century after its advent, Caravaggio developed the technique into something new which has been labelled “Caravaggesque" . This specifically refers to a harsher kind of chiaroscuro which uses a singular light source to create even sharper contrasts. Its usage in art will often result in darkness being the dominating feature of the painting, producing an extreme and dramatic effect. His cult of followers were given the name the “Caravaggisti", mimicking his style of intense tonal contrast, which artists like Ruby Bat Arnon and C.Leg continue to use today.