Portrait of the Polish pianist Arthur Rubinstein.
Edition 1/1 Original artwork by Siapou.
Created on CSP, 1000x1000 pixels, 300 dpi.
This artwork was particularly laborious to create, using a black background, the creation process is in reverse: the color was not added, instead it is as if it had been removed. The final result makes the portrayed subject seem almost three-dimensional.
Music: Polonaise in Ab Major Op 53. Heroic by Chopin, performed by Rubinstein. He was one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century and one of the greatest interpreters of the music of Fryderyk Chopin. His career lasted almost eight decades and performed more than 200 recordings, his vast repertoire included authors from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, from Mozart to Stravinsky.
