International Color Awards

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Abstract nominees

Simia
Title:Simia
Simia is a mysterious, glowing form which I made from colored photoelastic organic gels. The miniature composition (2 inches in diameter) was captured in the cross-polarized light.


Elzbieta (Ela) Kurowska
Canada



Biography: Elzbieta (Ela) Kurowska is a photographer and a biochemist with PhD, living in Canada. In her works, Ela combines her love for capturing the world through the lens with her passion for science and experimenting. Six years ago, she developed a novel photography technique based on photoelasticity, an old visualization method from the field of material engineering. To create her artwork, Ela uses unique materials – soft, translucent organic gels. The tiny structures that she builds from these gels have ability to transform into images of otherworldly life made of light and vivid colors...