{"product_id":"abstract-charm-unveiled-in-old-mexican-cellars-wine-bottles","title":"Mexican Wine Bottles in a Sepia Swirl Abstract Photography","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBottle Ends Become Circles of Light and Shadow\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCircular shapes seem to turn through this photograph of wine bottles in a Mexican cellar. The pale bottle ends remain most recognizable near the lower centre, while their surrounding forms sweep into curved streaks. I like the way that shift lets an ordinary still life become an abstract image, with a subject you can identify gradually rather than all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe warm sepia tones give the lighter areas a soft golden quality against deep shadows. Several dark bottle centres anchor the composition, but the shapes around them are less settled: rings, bright arcs and blurred edges overlap across the square frame. My photograph concentrates on that pattern, bringing the bottles close enough that their arrangement fills the image. The cellar setting is part of the photograph’s origin; the visual experience comes from glass, light and the circular rhythm spread across the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat appeals to me here is the tension between repetition and movement. The bottles provide a familiar repeated form, yet the sweeping effect makes each one look a little different. You can follow the curves around the image or pause over the clearer circles near its centre. For a dining space, home bar or a room with warm neutral colours, this piece brings a wine subject with a more fluid, expressive character. It also works as an abstract on its own, with the darker edges giving the bright central pattern room to emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e© Dan Kosmayer, 2012\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dan Kosmayer Photography","offers":[{"title":"10 × 10 inches (25.4 × 25.4 cm)","offer_id":40737297989711,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12 × 12 inches (30.5 × 30.5 cm)","offer_id":40737298022479,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14 × 14 inches (35.6 × 35.6 cm)","offer_id":40737298120783,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16 × 16 inches (40.6 × 40.6 cm)","offer_id":40737298055247,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18 × 18 inches (45.7 × 45.7 cm)","offer_id":67602042388559,"sku":null,"price":64.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 × 20 inches (50.8 × 50.8 cm)","offer_id":40737298088015,"sku":null,"price":72.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"28 × 28 inches (71.1 × 71.1 cm)","offer_id":41185216790607,"sku":"","price":105.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/9685\/2047\/files\/Mexican-Wine-Bottles-in-a-Sepia-Swirl-Abstract-Photography-1.jpg?v=1791998224","url":"https:\/\/dinkosmayer.com\/products\/abstract-charm-unveiled-in-old-mexican-cellars-wine-bottles","provider":"Dan Kosmayer Fine Art Photography","version":"1.0","type":"link"}