0705-17_2 - Torres del Paine - Chile
US$ 4,250
Overview
2002
Paper Print, C-flex-poly-based paper high-gloss photographic paper or 100% cotton rag baryta pigment based paper.
Edition of 5
Dimensions: 50cm (H) x 50cm (W) x 0.1cm (D) / 19.7" (H) x 19.7" (W) x 0.04" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
Shipping
Estimated delivery for this item is between 27 April - 02 May
This item ships from United States of America
Please note that this item is unframed and will be shipped rolled
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Description:
Images printed on Fujiflex Crystal Archive silver halide photographic paper using a Lambda machine will be shipped from NY.
Images printed on 100% cotton Baryta paper using a Canon 12 inks printer machine will be shipped from Chile.
Story:
After a seven-day trip between Torres del Paine Chile and Perito Moreno Argentina, would return to Punta Arenas city. There we would take the flight back home; on the road we found this cloud. I made 3 images before I ended the last roll of film I had.
While preparing my book named Water, I had preselected this image, but in the last arrangement I left it out. My daughter who gave a look to the InDesign model I was working on, suggested to definitely include the image. She mentioned that the image seemed a surreal cloud, and looked like a painting.
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Artist profile
Gonzalo Contreras del Solar
Born: 1955
Hometown: La Paz
Based in: Calera de Tango - Chile
Photographer dedicated to portraye Water.
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 …
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