Colours, Panoramic series Photograph

Colours, 2020, Panoramic series Featured tulips: (from left to right) Princess Irene, Gander’s Rhapsody, Marilyn, Abba, Pink Diamond, Rococo, Hamilton, Niigata, Eagle Wings, Daydream Photo print under acrylic glass, glossy Size: 120 x 290 cm / other sizes available Frame: Floater frame, wood, black For purchases or additional information: Phone / WhatsApp: +49 176 64700124 E-mail: 
 .art .art .art PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROJECT Tulipmania Art is a fine art photography project born out of love and admiration for the tulip, the most coveted flower in human history, which enraptured people all over the world to the extent of causing a true frenzy. Our project is, in a certain sense, a reinvention of the Dutch Golden Age tulip mania, in a revamped and aesthetic version, focusing on the passion for the tulip beauty, but aimed at collecting and preserving it for the generations to come in all its multitude of facets. Besides documenting all the existing tulip species and their varieties, our purpose is to throw an artistic eye upon tulips through the magical magnifying glass of the photographic lens. The creative idea animating the project is to look inside the tulip world by magnifying every flower to the size of the human stature and capture it in great detail from different angles, by rotating it to 360°, in order to give the viewer the possibility to admire the myriads of colourful worlds unfolding within. BLACK BACKGROUND An invariable characteristic of all Tulipmania Art creations, the black background, is a feature revering the tradition of the Dutch Golden Age still life painting, where the deep dark to black backgrounds were typical for the floral still lifes. The Old Masters availed themselves of the black background for adding colour tension to their pieces, amplifying thus their emotional effect. Apart from being an act of reverence to the Old Masters, the black background of the Tulipmania Art creations, is an instrument for “distilling the essence” of the tulip, freeing it from any external influence, neutralising the distracting visual factors and allowing the tulip to shine in all its splendour, almost levitating in the black space surrounding it. A HYMN TO THE WITHERING TULIP A very special and cherished component of Tulipmania Art brings into the limelight the elegant beauty of the withering tulips. Inspired by the vanitas still lifes of the Old Masters of the Dutch Golden Age painting, it goes however beyond their idea of ephemerality, being intended not to remind of the transience of life, but to draw attention to the noble traits the age brings about. By observing the tulips while gradually advancing in their ripe days, we managed to capture in thousands of shots that incredible, so often unnoticed, almost magnetic beauty of the fading tulips. That is why this series is by no means to be regarded as a mere documentation of one of the natural phases of the tulip life cycle, but as a glorifying hymn to the tulip’s upright and graceful ageing. ORDERING A CUSTOM MADE TULIPMANIA ART PHOTO PRINT All the core ideas of Tulipmania Art take ultimate shape in our fine art photo prints, which are individually designed for every customer, to accommodate their special wishes. The tailor-made design of our works opens the creative process for the participation of the customers, making them, in a certain sense, to co-authors of the individual pieces Tulipmania Art is creating for them. TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS We at Tulipmania Art are putting great care and effort into the production of our fine art prints, starting from the design of our pieces and ending with the delivery of the manufactured works to their owners. Our gallery-quality photo-prints, printed on high-end photo paper and framed in professional frame profiles are available in various shapes and formats and can be tailor-made, for offering our customers the exclusive experience of owning unique pieces. GALLERY-QUALITY PRINT · Crystal clear acrylic glass with a glossy or matte finish · Permanently elastic silicone sealing layer · Sturdy aluminum Dibond backing · Professional size-adaptable hanging system FORMATS · Rectangular – up to 290 x 180 cm · Square – up to 180 x 180 cm · Round – ⌀ up to 180 cm · Hexagon, octagon, dodecagon – up to 100 x 100 cm GUARANTEE · Fuji Crystal DP II Archive Photo Paper, 75-year non-fade colour guarantee · 5 years guarantee for all the Tulipmania Art pieces THE CREATIVE TANDEM BEHIND TULIPMANIA ART Beauty is elusive by definition and engaging into the adventure of capturing it requires patience and time, but first and foremost passion. It is from our passion for tulips that the Tulipmania Art concept arose and it is with passion that our collection is being created. VICTORIA CHITII Curator and PR manager Responsible for the inspirational component of the project. Embracing a long-standing passion for tulips and driven by the idea of preserving and sharing the unique beauty of tulips – the core concept behind Tulipmania Art. Master of Arts in Germanic Philology, specialising in creative translation. Languages: English, German, Italian, French, Russian, Romanian. ANDREY NIKOLAEV Creative director and photographer The artistic eye behind the lens, that has captured in thousands of creative shots the over 100 varieties of tulips collected up to now in the Tulipmania Art project. Bachelor of Arts, graduate of the “Grekov” Art Academy in Odessa, the most prestigious art academy in Ukraine. Formation in graphic and media design, specialising in photography, received in Munich, Germany. Professional photographer since 1998.