Floral Vanitas Crop Tenebrist Composition empiricalThe Vanitas series is photographed entirely underwater, where light, reflection, and refraction soften form and disrupt fixed edges. Water becomes an active agent within the composition, tempering surfaces and allowing contours to hover between definition and dissolution. Working within a restrained, low light palette, subtle currents articulate luminous borders and gentle shadow. Floral elements drift within this environment, suspended in a state of
This approach allows complex forms to remain lightweight and materially efficient while retaining a tactile quality difficult to achieve through conventional manufacturing methods
Print DetailsPlate Number 2445
+ II artist proofs (each a different size & execution)
The artwork Dark Matter II by Alexander James Hamilton explores the concept of fusion
2017 exhibited 'Death of the dream'
shipped rolled in gesso paper direct from the darkroom
WATER AND THE CONDITIONS OF FORM
Using aluminium recovered from landfill sites and coastal clean-up projects
parr - w 60-70 gms h30 x w90 x d44 mm
weight +/- 320 grammes - h 22 x w 13 x d 3
This unique B&W print is sold unmounted
The artist is particularly drawn to the spherical form and has created this work "in camera" without any post-production
