Chrome — Buckskin Quarter Horse Portrait
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Chrome is the Quarter Horse's moment in the collection's most rarefied photographic register — dramatic chiaroscuro lighting, pure black background, the horse's form defined entirely by the relationship between light and shadow rather than by any conventional portrait framing. The buckskin coat catches the single light source with a warmth and metallic quality that fully justifies the title, the tan and gold tones of the neck and shoulder glowing with a sheen that reads as something close to burnished bronze against the absolute darkness surrounding it. The composition is deliberately abstract — no head, no face, no identifying context beyond the extraordinary musculature of the neck and shoulder and the few strands of dark mane that catch the light at the lower left — and in that abstraction the Quarter Horse breed's most celebrated physical characteristic, its exceptional muscular development, is given the full, undistracted attention it deserves. The Quarter Horse is America's most popular breed precisely because of this kind of physical substance — the deep, broad neck, the powerful shoulder, the compact musculature that made the breed the supreme working horse of the American ranch — and Chrome honors that substance by making it the entire subject, stripping away everything else and letting the form speak for itself in the language of light and shadow. On ChromaLuxe Metal or Lumachrome HD TruLife Acrylic, the warmth and depth of the buckskin coat against absolute black give Chrome a richness and graphic power that make it an exceptional and distinctive statement piece — a natural companion to The Coil, Powerhouse, and Sculpted Grace for collectors drawn to equine fine art at its most formally ambitious.
Limited edition fine art print of 50.
Photo © copyright by Tamara Gooch.
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The Lumachrome® HD Acrylic Print using TruLife® acrylic is the finest image display medium available today. The archival process features vivid, brilliant colors that last well over 120 years with incredible 3D depth. When lit with quality lighting, the reactive properties of this material make it literally come alive. Coupled with the revolutionary TruLife® abrasion resistant acrylic which VIRTUALLY ELIMINATES reflections and glare and blocks up to 99% of UV rays, offering the highest resolution viewing experience possible. Your print will have a 1/8 inch thick acrylic surface with an aluminum backing and an HD 1.375" ROMA back mounted recessed floating frame allowing your artwork to appear to “float” on the wall for an awe-inspiring, contemporary presentation. Your print arrives ready to hang.
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These prints represent a new art medium for preserving photos by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets. The finished images will take on a magical luminescence. Colors are vibrant and the luminescence is breathtaking. Detail and resolution are unsurpassed make any space come to life.
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With all fine art paper prints either FujiFlex Chrystal Archive, Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 or Hahnemuhle Bamboo papers will be used. Each paper is chosen to best enhance and showcase each individual limited edition print for impressive print quality ensuring your artwork has outstanding expression and soul.
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