About:
Ripley's portrait of the 'American Horse Of The Year 2014 & 2016’ stood in front of the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Primary photography of California Chrome was completed in April 2015.
"Whilst in Los Angeles creating background imagery for future work, I took numerous images of the Concert Hall, when thinking about the environment in which to place California Chrome it seemed appropriate to place him in front of the contemporary metal clad architecture rather than a more traditional thoroughbred scene".
Many photographs of the building had been taken, but in order to flow the dramatic lines of the architecture around the anatomy of California Chrome, elements were changed such as adjusting the orientation of the building and extending the foreground paving in order to give the correct perspective. Sky was added and colour tones carefully blended throughout the portrait, which all add to the cohesiveness of the final piece.
“Ripley - reinventing the equine portrait”
- The Jockey Club
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PAPER
PIGMENT INKS
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FRAMING:
FRAMING - LARGE PIECES
Profile: 20 x 70mm Tulip Wood
Colour: Ofili (dark brown)
Mounting: Print Dry mounted to 2mm Pure Aluminium
Glazing: Museum Glass
Presentation: Raised Float
Float: 20mm Visible
Backing: Rising White
Raised: 9mm Support Frame
Fillets: Heritage White 20mm Deep
Backboard: Meridian
Sub frame with cross bars
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