Carlos Arriaga - Hot Blue Chinatown.

Digital painting on transmuted photography. (Inverted from positive to negative)
The skies I represent with an almost unreal look are not mere aesthetic choices; they are metaphors of the state of our environment and of the consequences that 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 regain the balance lost.
This body of works reflects on the fragile relationship between humanity and nature. Through powerful, high-contrast images, I seek to capture a world where the atmosphere seems altered, restless, and transmuted.

Urban scene of Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge.
A novel photograph in which the mute appears transformed and somehow reversed. The lights become shadows, the shadows lights, the colors transform into their complementary tones, and magic emerges. It is a transmuted photograph with the inverted positive that becomes what was once called negative, like silver halide film but greatly enhanced with a lot 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 completely transformed by means of light and color. A unique technique in the world, as far as I know.

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