Sara Zanini - Terracotta Coast
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Description from the seller
Details -
40 × 50 cm
Hand-mounted on the back
Unframed
Felix Schoeller 230 Matte paper
Edition: 3/10
“Terracotta Coast” is an aerial photograph by the Italian photographer Sara Zanini, renowned for her drone work and her visual research into urban geometries viewed from above, where cities and natural landscapes transform into graphic and almost abstract compositions.
The image captures from above the famous coastal village of Nazaré, one of the most iconic spots on the Portuguese Atlantic. The inhabited center runs along the coast with a dense weave of terracotta-tiled houses forming a compact and vibrant urban fabric. The houses seem arranged like pieces of an architectural mosaic, creating a dynamic and rhythmic visual pattern.
Viewed from this vertical perspective, the city appears as a large graphic composition divided into color bands: the deep blue of the Atlantic Ocean, the bright white of the sea’s foam, the golden beach sand, and the warm red of the roofs. These natural and urban elements converse with one another, creating a surprising visual balance where architectural geometry meets the organic force of the sea.
The title “Terracotta Coast” stems precisely from this chromatic and material contrast. The red roofs of the city seem to form a continuous belt that runs along the shoreline, as if the urban landscape were a natural extension of the coast itself.
The aerial perspective allows the viewer to grasp a visual order that is normally elusive from ground level. Roads, buildings, and waves become lines, textures, and fields of color that transform the real landscape into a quasi-painterly composition. The work thus sits between documentary photography and visual abstraction, offering a new and surprising reading of one of Europe’s most iconic coastal landscapes.
Awards and recognitions -
This work has received important international recognitions in the field of aerial and drone photography:
2022 SkyPixel Daily Selection
Shipping -
The work will be shipped with professional packaging to ensure maximum protection during transport. The print will be shipped unframed, carefully protected in a rigid shipping tube."
Details -
40 × 50 cm
Hand-mounted on the back
Unframed
Felix Schoeller 230 Matte paper
Edition: 3/10
“Terracotta Coast” is an aerial photograph by the Italian photographer Sara Zanini, renowned for her drone work and her visual research into urban geometries viewed from above, where cities and natural landscapes transform into graphic and almost abstract compositions.
The image captures from above the famous coastal village of Nazaré, one of the most iconic spots on the Portuguese Atlantic. The inhabited center runs along the coast with a dense weave of terracotta-tiled houses forming a compact and vibrant urban fabric. The houses seem arranged like pieces of an architectural mosaic, creating a dynamic and rhythmic visual pattern.
Viewed from this vertical perspective, the city appears as a large graphic composition divided into color bands: the deep blue of the Atlantic Ocean, the bright white of the sea’s foam, the golden beach sand, and the warm red of the roofs. These natural and urban elements converse with one another, creating a surprising visual balance where architectural geometry meets the organic force of the sea.
The title “Terracotta Coast” stems precisely from this chromatic and material contrast. The red roofs of the city seem to form a continuous belt that runs along the shoreline, as if the urban landscape were a natural extension of the coast itself.
The aerial perspective allows the viewer to grasp a visual order that is normally elusive from ground level. Roads, buildings, and waves become lines, textures, and fields of color that transform the real landscape into a quasi-painterly composition. The work thus sits between documentary photography and visual abstraction, offering a new and surprising reading of one of Europe’s most iconic coastal landscapes.
Awards and recognitions -
This work has received important international recognitions in the field of aerial and drone photography:
2022 SkyPixel Daily Selection
Shipping -
The work will be shipped with professional packaging to ensure maximum protection during transport. The print will be shipped unframed, carefully protected in a rigid shipping tube."
Details
Date of print
2026
Artist
Sara Zanini
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Direct from the artist
Title of artwork
Terracotta Coast
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Digital print
Height
50 cm
Edition
3/10
Width
40 cm
Signature
Hand signed
Genre
Cityscape
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