Half Angels Half Demons #5 and #6 Diptych, 2004

Mauricio Velez  

 Half Angels Half Demons #5 #6 by Mauricio Velez (Diptych) 

Image size: 36 in. H x 24 in. W (each)  Overall size: 36 in. H x 48 in. W Edition of 15 + 2AP

 Image size: 80 in. H x 60 in. W (each)  Overall size: 80 in. H x 120 in. W Edition of 6 + 2AP 

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This striking diptych artwork captures the elegance and fluidity of the human form underwater. The left panel showcases a figure curled gracefully, surrounded by a serene blue hue that accentuates the peacefulness of the scene. Their limbs are delicately intertwined, evoking a sense of introspection and calm. In contrast, the right panel features the same figure arching upwards, exuding a dynamic sense of freedom and aspiration. The play of light on the water’s surface highlights the contours of their body, creating a mesmerizing interplay of shadows and luminescence. Together, the panels explore themes of transformation and liberation, utilizing the medium of water to symbolize both constraint and boundless movement. The artist masterfully employs composition and lighting to emphasize the duality and harmony between stillness and motion, inviting the viewer into a contemplative and immersive experience.

"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."