Carlos Arriaga - Thames Golden Heart.

Digital painting on transmuted photography.
The skies I depict with an almost unreal aspect are not mere aesthetic choices; they are metaphors of the state of our environment and of the consequences that human intervention has wrought. Each work aims to invite reflection, to question our impact, and to imagine where we are headed if we do not recover the lost balance.
This series of works contemplates the fragile relationship between humanity and nature. Through powerful, high-contrast images, I seek to capture a world where the atmosphere seems altered, unsettled, and transmuted.

Urban scene of Canary Wharf and some buildings in the City of London. The colors are magical, aren’t they?

A novel photograph in which the mute image is shown transformed and somehow inverted. Lights become shadows, shadows become lights, colors transform into their complements, and magic arises. It is a transmuted photograph with the inverted positive that becomes what was once called the negative, as silver halide films did, but greatly enhanced with a lot of digital painting work.
These city views are the magical result of extensive intellectual and manual work on the computer. A recognizable urban landscape but totally 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 works and photographs:
Spain, Germany, Netherlands, USA, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Austria, Belgium, Japan, Taiwan, Switzerland, Mexico, Luxembourg, Romania, Australia, Portugal.