The harbor of a small town on a fjord in Iceland, at Grundarfjörður on the Snæfellsnes peninsula to be exact. Old car tires hang on iron chains to protect docking ships. At regular intervals, more or less; of course, it doesn't really matter that much.
Some of the tires have a green deposit of algae; the quay wall also has green patches. The quay wall itself is of very rough concrete, partially plastered white. All kinds of things are growing on it: seaweed and, it seems, oysters as well.
The little ladder, with a color accent of red paint, provides a nice asymmetrical division of the canvas: three sets of bands on the left and five on the right. Because the waterline is just under the center, the vertical distribution is also asymmetrical: four rows of tires against the quay wall and three rows mirrored in the water of the harbor. A nautical still life.
My work can be found in the border regions of photography, painting and computer visuals. With my company 3Develop I do work in commission but I use the same techniques, skills and software to make free work.
World maps and reliefs made from unique materials, vintage postcards,..
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