05/31/2026
My Altum Angelfish quest was not only a scientific or technical one, they also became a visual motif for my art. I started an intense visual study of them in the early 2011’s. Since then, they have always been an ongoing subject in my photographic and fine art development line.
José Balza, who is Venezuela’s National Literature award winner from 1991 holding the painting.
TITLE: Altum Violacea
DATE: 2017/July/27
SERIES: Tribute to Altum Angelfish
SIZE: 12 x 9 in/30.48 x 22.86 cm.
TYPE: Painting
MEDIUM: Acrylic paint over Canvas
Aquarelle Rag 310g paper.
SIGNED: Lower center angled
REVERSE: Signed again, titled dated + other info.
CREATED IN: Valencia, Venezuela
NOTES: Title makes reference to the color of the Cattleya violacea orchids found in the trees above the Altum biotope.
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