Bruno Paolo Benedetti - Fluid Contrasts - XL

Bruno Paolo Benedetti, born in the year 1954, began to take pictures, studying perspective and photo techniques, in the year 1968. Since the begin he was concerned with black and white photography, observing the contrast s of the nature, the lights and interpreting the reality around him. When he was 25 he began to work in the dark room, enhancing his technique using filters, high contrast films for making his first pictures of surreal and abstract photography. At the same time he began journeying around Europe and the world: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Southern America, South Africa, Egypt, Comoros islands are some of the most visited places. The study of the religions, the mysticism in all of them, inspired his artistic production, especially his surreal photography, where cultural and religious archetypes are depicted.

Printed on fine art Hahnemuehle PhotoRag Baryta 315 gsm,
Hand signed
Limited edition 1 of 10

Fluid Contrasts
This black-and-white photographic work explores the expressive power of light in motion. Starting from an original photograph and developed exclusively through the artist’s own post-production process, the image transforms reflections into a fluid visual structure where matter seems to dissolve into energy.

The composition evokes a liquid surface disturbed by an invisible force: bright streaks carve the darkness while deep blacks absorb space, creating a continuous tension between expansion and compression. The absence of color emphasizes form, rhythm, and contrast, allowing the viewer to focus entirely on movement and perception rather than representation. What initially appears abstract gradually suggests organic shapes — waves, currents, or even a living presence emerging from the void.

The work stands between photography and abstraction, maintaining a photographic origin while approaching the language of contemporary minimal and conceptual art. Each viewing reveals new structures and patterns, making the piece dynamic and contemplative at the same time.

Created from the artist’s own photographic material without external visual additions, this artwork is intended as a collectible fine art piece suitable for modern interiors and contemporary art collections.

Exhibitions:
Venezia misteriosa, Venice, November 2015
Internazionale Italia Arte, MITT Turin, may 2013
Cinema Farnese Rome, june-july 2012
Cinema Farnese, Rome , may-september 2013