Half Angels Half Demons #38 and #39 (Diptych), 2010
Mauricio Velez  

Photography : archival pigment print · 101.6 x 304.8 cm 40 x 120 inch

€6,242 6 242 €
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Photography : numbered and limited to 9 copies

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Additional sizes available Image size: 24 in. H x 36 in. W  Overall size: 24 in. H x 72 in. W Edition of 15 + 2AP

 Image size: 60 in. H x 80 in. W  Overall size: 60 in. H x 160 in. W Edition of 6 + 2AP

This evocative artwork, composed of two panels, captures the ethereal and dynamic essence of human forms. The soft, blurred contours suggest motion and fluidity, creating an almost dreamlike quality. The play of light and shadow accentuates the subtle musculature and contours of the intertwined bodies, inviting exploration of human intimacy and connection. The grayscale palette adds a timeless, classic feel, while also emphasizing the emotional intensity of the scene. The composition skillfully balances abstraction and realism, leaving the figures' identities and narratives open to interpretation. This ambiguity fosters a deeper engagement with the viewer, allowing personal reflections and emotional responses to surface. The artwork's unique combination of movement, light, and form challenges traditional perceptions of still imagery, marking it as a striking piece that resonates on both visual and conceptual levels.

 "In few photographers like Mauricio Velez does aesthetic become ethic. Every portrait scene is seamless. Every composition is an impeccable piece: the light, gesture, even the preference in models. Nothing can be discredited of the photographic style neither the clean technic. And for this aesthetic perfection the message lands to the viewer in its pure state." Mauricio Velez was born and lives in Colombia. He has been a photographer for 28 years and was trained at the European Institute of Design in Italy. Since then, he has worked on a very large number of projects in Latin America, the United States and Spain, offering, through his personal prism, images he means to refine the sensitivity and perception of the viewer towards religious icons, art and the human body, for example, in an attempt to unify them and elevate them to an aesthetic level that can either inspire or disturb, but whose intention is to confront the viewer with an image."

Nude

Human body

Figuration

Shadows

Model

Colombia  • 1971

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Mauricio Velez was born and lives in Colombia. He was trained at the European Institute of Design in Italy. Since then, he has worked on a large number of projects in Latin America, the United States and Spain, offering, through his personal prism - images which he seeks to refine the sensitivity and perception of the viewer towards religious icons, art, and the human body.

His work confronts the viewer with a sense of aesthetics that balances between the spiritually inspired and the disturbed.

"In few photographers like Mauricio Velez does aesthetic become ethic. Every portrait scene is seamless. Every composition is an impeccable piece: the light, gesture, even the preference in models. Nothing can be discredited of the photographic style neither the clean technic. And for this aesthetic perfection, the message lends to the viewer in its pure state."

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