NIKON
The artwork “NIKON” portrays a classic single-lens reflex camera, precise, pared back, and modeled in subtle blues. Signature details such as the prism housing, shutter-speed dial, and the knurled lens ring are crisply rendered; the “FM3A” marking nods to an icon of analog photography. Set against a calm field, the camera becomes a distilled emblem of vision, craft, and memory. “NIKON” celebrates the tactile act of releasing the shutter, the magic of light on film, and the quiet poetry of captured moments. “NIKON” is part of the art series “Blue in a Square”, which includes 300+ artworks.
Objectively speaking.
In every era there have always been things people revered, idolized, and worshipped. Things that represented the nonplus ultra. Most were out of reach. When I was little, there was this Märklin station for locomotives with the turntable. I could admire it for hours in the catalog. Later, other things joined the list. The NIKON FM3A was also such an object of desire. Or an IBM ball-head typewriter. Some of these unfulfilled wishes and dreams came true; others did not endure. But even today I still feel that ‘must-have’ reflex when I encounter these things, even if they are from another time, even if they no longer really make sense. Once love at first sight, once longing, it seems to last forever.
Am I sad that many dreams didn’t come true? No. Sometimes the longing, the yearning, is more fulfilling than reality. The swooning is always perfect and ideal. Reality often looks different. Thus unfulfilled wishes remain flawless. That has a very special appeal.
The artwork ‘Nikon’ doesn’t have to remain an unfulfilled wish, because it can be purchased online. Simply fill out the online form or send an email. I will then reply with a detailed quote and a delivery date.
Keynography Art
Keynography Art is a new digital art form founded by Christof Hintze, with no AI being used or applied, created in Apple Keynote—originally a presentation program. Through the precise interplay of complex stencils, masks, lines, and many layers and shadows, shapes, depth, and spatial effects are built up—like a collage, but entirely digital. The result feels like a graphic relief: clean, detailed, and surprisingly three-dimensional, even though it is made from simple Keynote elements. More about it in my bio…
Artwork Details
Canon fine art inkjet print on high-quality Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g/m². The artwork format can be freely selected: from a minimum of 20 × 20 cm up to a maximum of 120 × 120 cm. Mounted on 2 mm Alu-Dibond, with a white wooden frame and shadow gap. Price/offer upon request, depending on size and quantity.
Artwork – Recommended retail prices (RRP):
From the minimum size of 20 cm × 20 cm: €819.00 incl. VAT
From the medium size of 70 cm × 70 cm: €999.00 incl. VAT
Up to the maximum size of 120 cm × 120 cm: €1,399.00 incl. VAT
All prices, sizes, and variations are listed in the catalogue.
