This compelling surrealist nude photography stands as a definitive visual statement within the highly celebrated experimental anatomy series by contemporary artist Mauricio Vélez. Relying on deep studio chiaroscuro shading, raw physical performance, and intricate body modifications to map out a dramatic symbolic narrative, the artwork masterfully tracks a complex rhythm of human psychology and spatial gravity. Using vibrant color pop fields from the red bleeding chest and the hyper-realistic embryo layout to turn a deep black backdrop into an elegant topographic scenery of pure visual balance and quiet luxury.
The angel is a being that religion has bequeathed us as a sign of purity, innocence, and goodness, from the same source, we have been sold to the devil as the form that represents evil par excellence, and at all times we have used between the duality of what's good and bad. Goodness, evil, naivety, and sin, a diatribe that has ruled humanity for as long as we can think back. This sample, beyond being a judgment, is the gaze of a creator who, after more than 30 years dedicated to portraiture, has managed to know, experience, and interpret many of the facets of the HUMAN feeling.
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Surrealist Nude Photography Diptych - Half Angels Half Demons 45 and 47, 2010
Half Angels Half Demons #45 and #47 (Diptych), 2010
From the series Half Angels Half Demons
Archival Pigment Print
Limited Edition.
Born and based in Colombia, Mauricio Vélez has been an active photographer for over 30 years. A graduate of the European Institute of Design in Italy, Vélez has developed an extensive body of work across Latin America, the United States, and Spain. His photographs are found in highly prestigious collections at national and international level.
