Ice Crab, 2014
Photography : black & white edition · 29 x 29 x 0.1 cm 11.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch · Ready to hang
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Photography : Unique artwork
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Dimensions ( cm • inch )
29 x 29 x 0.1 cm 11.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch Height x Width x Depth
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42 x 42 x 1 cm 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
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Description
This striking black-and-white photograph captures an ethereal landscape where nature's raw power is artistically rendered. The central focus is a weathered ice formation, its jagged contours resembling a sculpted creature, resting on a stark, black volcanic beach. The texture of the ice, detailed with cracks and smooth surfaces, contrasts sharply with the dark, gritty sands beneath. Above, a dramatic sky looms, filled with swirling clouds that seem to mirror the dynamic shapes of the ice. This interplay between sky and earth heightens the visual drama, drawing attention to nature's fleeting beauty and strength. The monochromatic palette underscores the starkness and simplicity, allowing viewers to appreciate the subtle variations in tone and texture. This image masterfully conveys a sense of isolation and grandeur, inviting contemplation of nature's transient and timeless interplay.
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Gonçalo Martins is a Portuguese photographer, who lives and works in Portimao.
Since he was young, attracted by nature and extreme sports, it was skateboarding that connected him to photography. In 2006, he started to capture images of the manoeuvres, with his Sony print-and-shoot 1.3mp, to my most adventurous friends.
Later, he bought his first digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera and started a learning process that he was never able to abandon. Early on, he realized that the digital world was not able to show his feelings through photography or give him the basic knowledge of how an image turns into paper. Thus, he moved to the analogue world that introduced him to several renowned photographers, such as Ansel Adams, Edward and Brett Weston, Clyde Butcher, Ruth Bernhard, among others.
Nowadays, he considers himself an amateur photographer with a special taste for black and white. He focuses on portrait photography, but mainly on landscape where nature shows a wide range of scenarios in harmony with different types of light. The creation of a photograph on paper, from capturing an image to developing the roll and enlarging it, is a process that requires enormous effort, but the final art is one that tells us a story through a simple image.
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