Threshold II (2024) Photography by Nicolas Tolstoï
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Seller Nicolas Tolstoï
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This work is an "Open Edition"
Photography,
Giclée Print / Digital Print
- Dimensions Several sizes available
- Several supports available (Fine art paper, Metal Print, Canvas Print)
- Framing Framing available (Floating Frame + Under Glass, Frame + Under Acrylic Glass)
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in very good condition
- Categories Minimalism Landscape
The low-angled sunlight, in its eternal dance, caressed this icy structure with infinite tenderness. The pale rays seeped into the crevices, revealing the deep, bluish hues of this crystal giant. Each facet, each crack, seemed to tell a story of cold and light, strength and fragility.
Like an artist freezing an eternal wave, a moment of power captured in ice. I set out to capture this poetry of nature, to freeze in my own hands this moment of grace where light and ice meet, creating an ephemeral and timeless work of art.
In this way, this shot is not simply a photograph, but an ode to the wild, untamed beauty of Antarctica, a tribute to this eternal wave frozen in icy blue, illuminated by the pale caresses of the sun.
Related themes
In my photographic work I constantly seek out the raw, timeless beauty of nature by creating pared-down compositions through natural materials that I track down in wild, vast and intriguing environments.
I strive to compose landscape images that eliminate visual distractions to emphasize the subtle details of natural textures and patterns.
By using massive, primitive elements such as rocks, icebergs, glaciers and dunes, I create a visual tension that invites reflection on our place in the natural environment.
I'm aware that this beauty is ephemeral and disappearing before our very eyes. It is with a sense of melancholy that I contemplate these wild and unique landscapes, conscious of their fragility in the face of the anthropic threats that weigh upon them.
It is for this reason that my photographic work explores and transcribes an ethereal, intriguing, obscure and enigmatic aesthetic that encourages contemplation and reflection on our relationship with nature.
It's also a personal attempt to capture beauty through uncluttered compositions of imposing elements.
I try to express a certain anagogy of landscape that imbues my images with a minimalist aesthetic.
I am constantly inspired by the primitive, raw and minimalist simplicity of natural materials and elements.
I try to trigger an emotion in the viewer, whatever its register, as long as it triggers a reflection on our responsibility and duty towards our planet.
My aim is to encourage an ever-renewed understanding of our relationship with nature, before it's too late.
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Nationality:
FRANCE
- Date of birth : 1972
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Contemporary French Artists
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