Phoenix, 2019

Mario Tarantino   Best sellers New & remarkable Artists

"Phoenix" is part of Mario Tarantino's "Archstract" series, in which everyday architectural structures are transformed and abstracted through his ability to look beyond the physical and into the symbolic. Photographers have always found their most powerful subjects close to home. "Phoenix" is testament to that truth. Shot on a bridge within walking distance of where Mario lives in Gran Canaria, it became the first of his works to be recognised with an award, and has since found its way into private collections worldwide.

The suspension bridge's towering pylons rise into the frame, unfolding like outstretched wings soaring toward a radiant horizon. The bridge transcends its everyday function and becomes something altogether more powerful. The Phoenix, a symbol of rebirth, of rising above and soaring over the challenges we may face.

Mario's black and white architectural photography, underpinned by an innate understanding of light, evokes the ethereal, the artwork charged with a sense of rising energy.

This fine art photograph is giclée printed with archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, a 308gsm acid and lignin-free 100% cotton paper. Its smooth matte finish and remarkable pictorial depth reproduces deep blacks and bright whites with exceptional clarity, making it the artist's material of choice. The combination of premium art papers and leading technology results in a museum quality artwork offering exceptional longevity.

Mario personally inspects each print before naming, numbering and hand-signing it. Part of an edition of just 10, it is accompanied by a signed and stamped certificate of authenticity.