Carlos Arriaga - Thames Golden Heart.

Digital painting about transmuted photography.
The skies I depict with an almost unreal look are not mere aesthetic choices; they are metaphors of the state of our environment and of the consequences caused by human intervention.
Each work aims to invite reflection, to question our impact, and to imagine where we are headed if we do not restore the balance that has been lost.
This collection 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, uneasy, and transmuted.

Urban scene of Canary Wharf and some buildings in the City of London. The colors are magical, right?

A novel photograph in which the mute image is shown transformed and somehow reversed. The lights become shadows, the shadows become lights, colors transform into their complementary hues and magic arises. It is a transmuted photograph with the inverted positive that becomes what used to be called the negative, as with silver halide films 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 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 paintings and photographs:
Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, France, Austria, Belgium, Japan, Taiwan, Switzerland, Mexico, Luxembourg, Romania, Australia, Portugal.