[NSFW] ‘Cinema Color’ by Ilya Rashap ‣ CVLTARTES

Ilya Rashap is one of the most successful and cited Russian photographers, a talented teacher, and a journalist — a rare combination of qualities in one person. Ilya’s creative works are sold in galleries in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Beijing, Tokyo, etc., and are exhibited in Russia and Europe. Great experience in the field of commercial photography allows Ilya to successfully cooperate with major customers across the country and implement large-scale projects of any complexity.

I think that the closest art form to photography is poetry. Allegory and subtlety, working with non-literal associations — it is this poetics that makes a thoughtful viewer fall in love with a good photo.
The photo doesn’t scream, it can’t be a manifesto or contain slogans — it just shows something more than we usually see with our eyes.

CINEMA COLOR

It is believed that the photo captures the moment. But is it true?
Is it possible to create a whole story, plot, convey the atmosphere and invite the viewer to become a co-author of the story in the frame thanks to their own imagination?
This paradoxical property of photography is explored in this series.