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Back to life, back to reality
Vasil Angelov
Print - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$854
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5th avenue, snow version
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,694
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Chapelle perdue
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$3,117
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Flashlights
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,694
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Le Selfie
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,694
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5th Avenue
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,694
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West Broadway
Christophe Jacrot
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$3,694
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What does your soul looks like
Ruby Bat Arnon
Painting - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$11,543
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Ad Patres - Auprès des ancètres
Estelle Lagarde
Photography - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,386
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Lux in tenebris” (La lumière dans les ténèbres)
Estelle Lagarde
Photography - 100 x 240 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 94.5 x 1.6 inch
$7,618
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Série: Natura facit saltus - Changement de sphère
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$9,235
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Série: Natura facit saltus - raz de marée
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$9,235
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Série: Natura facit saltus - bézoard
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 100 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$9,235
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Série: Natura facit saltus - deplacage (Entpanzerung)
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$9,235
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Série: Natura facit saltus - gouttes de marée
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$9,235
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Série: Natura facit saltus - caractères espace
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 100 x 125 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 49.2 x 0 inch
$9,235
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Série: Natura facit saltus - voyageur
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 90 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$9,235
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Platon lance le dé (Platon würfelt)
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 90 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$9,235
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Suck my horn and fuck the world
C. Leg
Painting - 97 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$3,809
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Untitled (wall and mirror)
Mikael Siirilä
Photography - 22 x 15 cm Photography - 8.7 x 5.9 inch
$369
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Untitled (bird and beak) (2)
Mikael Siirilä
Photography - 22 x 15 cm Photography - 8.7 x 5.9 inch
$369
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Regard dérrière le visible II
Anthony Mirial
Photography - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$3,463
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Corps métallique
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$12,120
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Bleu d'ébène
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$14,429
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Dos authentique
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$10,966
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Caches Têtons
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$8,657
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Jeu de lumière
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$8,657
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Acrobatie
Laurent Castellani
Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.01 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$8,657
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La marche des ombres : la supplication
C. Leg
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$4,156
Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro is one of the foremost techniques to come out of the Renaissance. Derived from the Italian words “chiaro", meaning bright or light, and “oscuro", meaning obscure or dark, this technique refers to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark to achieve a sense of volume when depicting three-dimensional subjects. Its advent was a crucial artistic development, marking a new era of art in which painters could now begin to convey depth through slow gradation of light and shadow.
It is said that the technique was invented by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, but other important artists who either developed or popularized the techniques include Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Vermeer and Goya. Invented in the 15th century, the technique quickly became common practice for all artists and by the late 17th century the term was frequently being used to describe any painting, drawing or print that used contrasting colors to create depth.
A century after its advent, Caravaggio developed the technique into something new which has been labelled “Caravaggesque" . This specifically refers to a harsher kind of chiaroscuro which uses a singular light source to create even sharper contrasts. Its usage in art will often result in darkness being the dominating feature of the painting, producing an extreme and dramatic effect. His cult of followers were given the name the “Caravaggisti", mimicking his style of intense tonal contrast, which artists like Ruby Bat Arnon and C.Leg continue to use today.