Novoimago is
photography that is printed on fine art paper and augmented with fine art
material including charcoal, pencil, ink and gold leaf.
Throughout my
years as a photographer, architectural draftsman and fine art painter, I have
infused my work with the originality that expressed my aesthetic. From my most technical architectural drawings
to the oil painting abstractions I created, each focused on my continuing
experience with art, my desire for excellence and my hope to reach the next
level. My passion for art has taken me
on a journey that encouraged sharing my vision combined with my observations about
the world with others. It is this
odyssey that brought me to the photographic art of Novoimago.
As an architectural
photographer I appreciate the art that the architect creates. I also admire the craftspeople, builders and
designers of the architecture. However,
when I photograph a building, I seek to imprint my own aesthetic on it. Working in black and white and sepia
photography I am able to portray the architecture while focusing on what about
it appeals to me. I can also emphasize
the features of the architecture I want to share with others through the black
and white and sepia photographic medium.
The art of Novoimago allows me to go beyond the two-dimensional
photograph by layering the image with fine art materials to create a third
dimension. In using such traditional
fine art materials as pencil, charcoal, inks and gold leaf in the photograph, I
give each image the element of depth and light that cannot be achieved through
photography alone.
Novoimago is a
picture that incorporates my life’s work of architectural photography, fine art
painting and architectural drawing into one photographic artwork. Each image engages the viewer in an aesthetic
experience that goes beyond traditional photography, architecture and art into
a realm of subtle beauty and enhancement of form, design, and light.
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| Novoimago: Black and White Architectural Photography with Fine Art Media |
