Carlos Arriaga - The Bridge to Manhattan

Digital painting on transmuted photography.
The skies I depict with an almost unreal look are not mere aesthetic choices; they are metaphors for 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 heading if we do not restore the balance we lost.
This collection of works reflects on the fragile relationship between humanity and nature. Through powerful, high-contrast imagery, I seek to capture a world where the atmosphere seems altered, unsettling, and transmuted.
Urban scene of Manhattan from Brooklyn with an atmosphere and colors completely unique.
A novel photograph in which the mute is shown transformed and somehow reversed. The lights become shadows, the shadows become lights, the colors transform into their complementary hues, and magic emerges. It is a transmuted photograph with the inverted positive that becomes what was once called the negative, like silver halide films but greatly enhanced with a lot of digital painting work.
These views of cities are the magical result of extensive research and both intellectual and manual work with the computer. A recognizable urban landscape but completely transformed through light and color. A unique technique in the world, as far as I know.
Artwork around the world, in order of number of pieces and photographs: Spain, Germany, Netherlands, USA, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Austria, Belgium, Japan, Taiwan, Switzerland, Mexico, Luxembourg, Romania, Australia.