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Gonzalo Contreras del Solar
Chile
Photography, Black & White on Paper
Size: 40.2 W x 40.2 H x 0.1 D in
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During our 2000 Europe trip and after traveling through the Dolomites, which we were unfortunate not to see them, as it had rained and snowed most of the days. Close to the border with Austria we passed by Borca de Cadore, where my eyes that were looking for the Dolomites mountain range, found this church and a small waterfall. Only this year, that due to Covid-19 had time to reviewed again the negatives, found the hidden image for 20 years. Also it took me a few days using Google maps to find the exact location, as I only recalled it was near Austria. Another few days, scanning and pixel by pixel cleaning the dust microparticles. Hahnemühle Baryta pigment-based Fine Art paper. Signed certificate of authenticity.
2000
Black & White on Paper
5
40.2 W x 40.2 H x 0.1 D in
Not Framed
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Artist Statement I am a passionate photographer, blessed with curious eyes that are constantly amazed by the forms and designs produced by water, and the combination of its temperature and light. No matter how many pictures I take of the same shot, every time I witness a very different expression. My camera and I have been traveling around the world since 1977, registering its shapes and essence, which I have been sharing through large prints, as an homage to its abundance, fragility, and essential existence; trying to convey the feeling I had at the time of the capture, registering most of the time in color and sometimes in monochrome. History It was late 1955 when my eyes peeped at the city of La Paz near the high Andes. Since then, they have learned by capturing sparkles of light. Started at the age of 10 with oil painting and playing in darkroom (full equipment I discovered in my home basement), later taking pictures of what my eyes noticed. Took as much photography courses as I could. Still continue learning and testing/using new digital tools. The influence of Ansel Adams and Vincent Van Gogh work has forged my technique to pursue the chase of Water and capture its beauty, creating a large portfolio during my visits to more than 40 countries. Living in 10 of them and settled at the small town of Calera de Tango in Chile. My work was done using a medium format film camera, and currently with a digital camera. I try to capture the beauty of water in all its forms; denouncing many times the little interest that our civilized world invests in its conservation and preservation. Printing mainly on large size fine art photographic paper, in Color as well as Black & White. The passion of portraying water was funded by me, as well as most of the exhibits I made, except for a few that Sony Chile provided equipment and funding for printing and framing. Water, an important resource, source of life, and protagonist of my exhibitions around the world, that converge between the look of the paused movement, preserving it for future generations, as is the case of certain images that I took at a glacier that has disappeared in less than 20 years. Gonzalo
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