This work features the striking silhouette of an elegant figure draped in a flowing black gown. The serene figure radiates mystery and sophistication. The gown sweeps out dramatically, highlighting its intricate textures and the play of light and shadow. The background contrasts sharply: a minimalist sweep that enhances the figure's prominence. Subtle text elements intertwine at the bottom, lending depth and intrigue, while faint circular motifs provide balance. The use of monochromatic black and white heightens the drama of the work, creating a timeless and elegant aesthetic. The unique brushwork and texture convey movement, evoking grace and power. The mixed-media work captures a blend of modern and classic elements, making a profound statement of style and form.This of one of a kind intervened artworks produced in 2009 and 2010 marks Isaza's artistic shift from traditional fashion photography into fine art. It was at this time that Isaza began to explore beyond the camera lens through the process of applying physical interventions onto his printed images, using paint, crayon, tape, graphite and other such unconventional materials.
Black Rosa, 2010. Mixed Media
Black Rosa, 2010
Archival pigment print on canvas Intervened with paint, ink, and scratches by the artist.
Dimensions: 49 H in. x W 29 in.
Unique
Signed, titled, dated, and annotated in pencil on the verso by the artist.
Efren Isaza, one of Colombia’s most influential fashion photographers, initially studied fashion design. He united his interest in fashion with one of his earliest passions: photography. Graceful female figures lounge in fashionable poses. Paper costumes that seem borrowed from Oskar Schlemmer’s triadic ballet make the ballerinas look like marionettes.
Their dislocation recalls the puppets Hans Bellmer featured in his surreal photographic experiments. Frida Kahlo’s face with her dark, furrowed eyebrows, peers at the viewer out of different scenes; her hair is knotted artfully on her head.The allusions evoked in the imaginative creations of Colombian Fashion photographer Isaza are diverse: he cites and alienates an arsenal of styles before melding them into new compositions OF ONE OF A KIND LIMITED EDITION ARTWORK. It might be a certain scene, a poem, a petal of a flower, or the idea of a person that inspires a new work. His passion for breaking the boundaries of traditional fashion photography is palpable in each of Isaza’s unique works. He is less concerned with fashion than the image, the play of contrasts and the magic and the emotions sometimes saturnine,sometimes buoyant, sometimes surreal, and yet always beguiling that the image transports.
