Journey, 2024

Mario Tarantino   Best sellers New & remarkable Artists

Stark and minimal. Calming and meditative. A solitary path cuts through the volcanic ash dunes, an invitation to take the first step toward and beyond the distant horizon.

Mario Tarantino captured "Journey", a black and white landscape, on the island of La Palma, youngest of the Canarian Archipelago. In this harsh and seemingly inhospitable environment, life stirs, sparse vegetation taking root in the dark terrain, tentative yet resilient, nature patiently reclaiming what was once barren.

A boundless open sky gives the image its sense of calm and space, the contrast between shadow below and light above lending the work an atmospheric quality that is entirely Mario's own.

In black and white, this minimalist landscape takes on a surreal quality, the absence of colour amplifying the severity of the terrain. The fragile vegetation, the open sky, the solitary path, the image existing somewhere between the real and the imagined.

This fine art photograph is giclée printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, Mario's paper of choice, a 308gsm acid and lignin-free 100% cotton paper. Its smooth matte surface is perfectly suited to the bold contrasts and subtle textures of the image, reproducing the dark volcanic terrain, the emerging flora and the luminous sky with exceptional precision and sensitivity. First class materials and archival pigment inks ensure a museum grade artwork of exceptional longevity.

Mario casts a careful eye over each artwork before it leaves the studio, naming, numbering and hand-signing each one. Part of an edition of only 10, each is accompanied by a signed and stamped certificate of authenticity.