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Thoelen Steven belgiumPhoto © Thoelen Steven
title
HAYAKILI
GEAR: CANON EOS 5D (3840x5760) - 1/800sec. - f/13 - ISO 500 - 100mm
'Typical is boring' is a statement I always presented to myself as a personal advice. And this statement runs like a thread through my life, whereby uplifting enthusiasm dominates the exercise of my passion. I'm a self-taught man, a photographer who's addicted to that shot of adrenaline you get as soon as you leave a well-trodden path. The world is a playing field... let the demons out to play. Steven Thoelen (1978 - Belgium) is best known for his fine art photography that portrays a fantasy experience through an eclectic chain in wonder. He's a scenarist, decorator, director, musician and fine-art photographer. His elaborate compositions consist of emotional shots that depict the heat of the moment in a narrative story. Be prepared for atypical storytelling with people and objects being portrayed in complicated fantasy scenes. One by one compositions intertwined with an overload of details and symbolism. They are artworks that unfailingly add moments of drama to interiors, an ingredient that he regards as vital. I do not have the ambition to teach spectators what to think, I do strive to show that people sometimes look at the facts in a different way. In art and by extension in life, it comes down to finding the balance. Perfect is good, but good is better. Through my artwork, it feels like I'm losing my way in the right direction. Do you understand?
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entry description
HAYAKILI pervades a radiant fluidity, amplifying my objective for finding synergy - between the Arab and European characteristics, between art and its reflection of the human soul, between the existential and theoretical worlds - to unify the artwork in such a way that the symbiotic relationship between them is palpable. The fundamental relationship with light is immediately defined, represented by channeling the elemental purity and radiant appearance of details specific to both worlds.GEAR: CANON EOS 5D (3840x5760) - 1/800sec. - f/13 - ISO 500 - 100mm
about the photographer
I live my life with my soul in my hand.'Typical is boring' is a statement I always presented to myself as a personal advice. And this statement runs like a thread through my life, whereby uplifting enthusiasm dominates the exercise of my passion. I'm a self-taught man, a photographer who's addicted to that shot of adrenaline you get as soon as you leave a well-trodden path. The world is a playing field... let the demons out to play. Steven Thoelen (1978 - Belgium) is best known for his fine art photography that portrays a fantasy experience through an eclectic chain in wonder. He's a scenarist, decorator, director, musician and fine-art photographer. His elaborate compositions consist of emotional shots that depict the heat of the moment in a narrative story. Be prepared for atypical storytelling with people and objects being portrayed in complicated fantasy scenes. One by one compositions intertwined with an overload of details and symbolism. They are artworks that unfailingly add moments of drama to interiors, an ingredient that he regards as vital. I do not have the ambition to teach spectators what to think, I do strive to show that people sometimes look at the facts in a different way. In art and by extension in life, it comes down to finding the balance. Perfect is good, but good is better. Through my artwork, it feels like I'm losing my way in the right direction. Do you understand?
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