NIKON: classic FM3A SLR in blue tones, with prism housing, shutter-speed dial, and knurled lens ring — minimalist and reduced.
NIKON: classic FM3A SLR in blue tones, with prism housing, shutter-speed dial, and knurled lens ring — minimalist and reduced.

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.

Canon Fine-Art inkjet print on pre­mi­um Hah­nemüh­le Photo Rag 308 gsm paper. Art­work size freely selec­table: from at least 20 × 20 cm up to 120 × 120 cm. Mount­ed on 2 mm alu­minum Dibond with a white wooden shadow-gap frame. Pricing/quote on request, depend­ing on size and quantity.

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