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Ad Patres - Auprès des ancètres
Estelle Lagarde
Photography - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€3,800
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
€6,600
Untitled (bird and beak) (2)
Mikael Siirilä
Photography - 22 x 15 cm Photography - 8.7 x 5.9 inch
€320
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
€3,300
Corps magnétiques
Dani Olivier
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,600
Metaphysical Body Landscape #14
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 34 cm Photography - 11.8 x 13.4 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #37
Anna Laza
Photography - 35 x 53 cm Photography - 13.8 x 20.9 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #9
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 60 cm Photography - 11.8 x 23.6 inch
€570
Metaphysical Body Landscape #15
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #3
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 55 cm Photography - 11.8 x 21.7 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #39
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 50 cm Photography - 11.8 x 19.7 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #8
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #7
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #19
Anna Laza
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #18
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #17
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #12
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 42 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #72
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 55 cm Photography - 11.8 x 21.7 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #22
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
€510
Metaphysical Body Landscape #11
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 50 cm Photography - 11.8 x 19.7 inch
€550
Metaphysical Body Landscape #96
Anna Laza
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
€510
Regard dérrière le visible II
Anthony Mirial
Photography - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€3,000
Bleu d'ébène
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€12,500
Corps métallique
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€10,500
Dos authentique
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€9,500
Caches Têtons
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€7,500
Jeu de lumière
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€7,500
Acrobatie
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.01 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€7,500
Metaphysical Body Landscape #55
Anna Laza
Photography - 27 x 40 cm Photography - 10.6 x 15.7 inch
€440
Metaphysical Body Landscape #16
Anna Laza
Photography - 32 x 30 cm Photography - 12.6 x 11.8 inch
€440
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
€3,600
Dos ensoleillé
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€6,500
Untitled (girl with two stripes)
Mikael Siirilä
Photography - 22 x 15 cm Photography - 8.7 x 5.9 inch
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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.