Carlos Arriaga - Pink Barcelona

From the Series: "Atmospheric Transmutations"
Digital painting on transmuted photography. (Inverted from positive to negative)
The skies I depict have an almost unreal appearance; they are not mere aesthetic choices, but metaphors of the state of our environment and the consequences human intervention has caused. Each work aims to invite reflection, to question our impact, and to imagine where we are headed if we do not recover the lost balance.
This collection of works contemplates the fragile relationship between humanity and nature. Through powerful, high-contrast images, I seek to capture a world where the atmosphere seems altered, unsettled, and transmuted.

Urban scene of Poble Nou, the Barcelona neighborhood.
A novel photograph in which the mute is shown transformed and somehow reversed. Lights become shadows, shadows become lights, colors transform into their complementary hues, and magic arises. It is a transmuted photograph with the positive inverted, becoming what was once called a negative, like silver halide films but greatly enhanced with a great deal of digital painting work.
These city views are the magical result of extensive research and work, both intellectual and manual, with the computer. A recognizable urban landscape but totally transformed through light and color. A technique unique in the world, as far as I know.

Artwork around the world, in order of quantity of works and photographs:
Spain, Germany, Netherlands, USA, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Austria, Belgium, Japan, Taiwan, Switzerland, Mexico, Luxembourg, Romania, Australia.