No. 104649999

T. Pimenta (1991) - "L'Ascension" - XL (1/1)
No. 104649999

T. Pimenta (1991) - "L'Ascension" - XL (1/1)
T. Pimenta (1991), Portuguese digital artist, presents "L'Ascension", an original and unique digital artwork (1/1), developed with the support of advanced digital tools and produced as a premium Fine Art Giclée on premium 100% cotton canvas. Conceived as an exclusive piece, the artwork is hand-signed on the reverse and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
"L'Ascension" – Exclusive Fine Art Giclée on Premium Cotton Canvas
Artwork Details:
Technique: High-quality Fine Art Giclée on premium 100% cotton canvas, 370 g/m², produced using museum-quality inks for enhanced definition and colour depth. Artwork delivered unframed, rolled in a protective tube.
Image Size: 60 × 80 cm.
Total Canvas Size: 70 × 90 cm (including 5 cm stretching margins on all sides).
Margins: Additional 5 cm canvas margins included to facilitate stretching and framing.
"L'Ascension" presents a nude male figure seen from behind, climbing a grand hotel staircase carrying nothing but a violin slung over his shoulder and a bow held loosely at his side. His posture is unhurried, his stride relaxed — a man entirely at ease with his own exposure. On both sides of the wide marble staircase, four young hotel attendants in formal Victorian livery stand at perfect attention, white-gloved hands at their sides, eyes fixed forward, expressions professionally blank.
The scene stages a collision between absolute freedom and absolute discipline. The nude figure moves through a space governed by rules and uniforms carrying only an instrument — no clothes, no luggage, no explanation. The attendants have been trained to see nothing, and they perform that training flawlessly. What passes between them on the stairs is witnessed by everyone and acknowledged by no one.
The grand staircase itself — marble steps, wrought iron balustrade, dark red carpet runner, crystal chandeliers and gilded moulding — frames the absurdity in opulence. The warm amber light from the wall sconces illuminates bare skin and brass buttons with equal indifference. At the top of the stairs, daylight floods through a tall window, and whatever waits there belongs only to the man who climbs toward it.
The artwork explores themes such as freedom, exposure, ceremony, the absurd and the tension between the unclothed body and the uniformed world around it, rendered through a contemporary figurative visual language with cinematic interior light and classical compositional structure.
Tiago Pimenta is a Portuguese digital artist whose commitment to creating visually striking artworks seeks to develop pieces capable of establishing visual presence and emotional connection with viewers and collectors.
The creative process begins with an initial conceptual construction, where the central narrative and emotional direction of the composition are defined. Subsequently, the artistic vision is developed through Adobe tools, digital construction processes and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), adding depth, texture, light and structural refinement.
His approach combines traditional artistic sensibilities with contemporary digital techniques, allowing the exploration of different visual languages and the continuous expansion of creative possibilities. Advanced digital tools support specific stages of the creative development process, introducing new compositional and detailing possibilities, while artistic direction, aesthetic selection and final refinement remain under human intervention.
Each artwork additionally receives a manual finishing intervention through an individual hand-applied artistic varnishing process, designed to reinforce luminosity, visual depth and material presence.
Authentication:
Signature: Hand-signed by the artist, Tiago Pimenta, on the reverse.
Certificate of Authenticity: Accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity (COA), confirming the authenticity and originality of the artwork. The certificate may be provided to the auction winner in physical or digital format, upon request.
Exclusivity:
Edition: This is a unique artwork (1/1), conceived as an exclusive piece.
Worldwide shipping available. Each artwork is carefully packed in a rigid protective tube with tracking and secure shipping conditions. Special attention is given to packaging to ensure every piece arrives safely and in optimal condition for collectors.
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