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It definitely requires a closer look in order to appreciate the artist `nimra's true genius and not to mention craftsmanship dedicated towards 3 on Zero, where a turbulent flow of abstraction explodes from a theme that takes on hyper-realism as an ostensible facade.
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3 on Zero

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3 on Zero
Pencil on hot press water color paper
30” x 22”

Although tightly observed shards of three broken light bulbs scattered on a metal ring, the whole composition and focus of this drawing is a nod to my love of abstraction. Even the category I am submitting in is abstraction although it’s a still-life as well.

Two of the bulbs had a white powder in them, when they shatter the white powder scratches off in strange and wonderful patterns. One of the bulbs was clear; it was quite a test to draw the complex transparencies of hundreds of shards with their distortion and complex values. My main challenge was dealing with the extreme low angle of light and shadow. I set this up on the floor of my studio and worked from a combination of photos and the real pieces of glass. It certainly took much longer then expected but what else is new. Now it’s off to a rare commission…



Thanks for looking

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Image size
612x808px 235.92 KB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D50
Shutter Speed
10/1250 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
34 mm
Date Taken
Mar 1, 2006, 2:19:06 PM
© 2006 - 2024 1nimra
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I remember you once said that you didn't work in charcoal as you didn't like the feel of it, compared to graphite. But certain areas of this piece are dark enough that they might as well have a charcoal underlayer. As usual, your work is on another level entirely.