Dramatic heights the empire state building from be

Dramatic Heights: The Empire State Building from Below

Piece description from the artist

This artwork, "Dramatic Heights", was born out of a simple moment of awe. As I was walking by the Empire State Building, I found myself looking up and thinking, "Whoa". The sheer magnitude of the structure, coupled with the beautiful weather that day, inspired me to capture the scene.

For this photograph, I utilized the camera I had on hand, focusing on capturing the best possible shot in the moment. My intention was to accurately depict the dramatic lighting and immense scale of the building.

This piece fits seamlessly into my larger body of work, as I am continually inspired by and drawn to exploring my local landscape. In a way, my practice has become a sort of visual journal of my surroundings, with each piece telling a unique story about the city I call home.

The color palette for this artwork was inspired directly by the atmospheric conditions of the day. The weather was perfect, and the light dramatically highlighted the architectural details of the building. This dramatic lighting against the backdrop of a clear sky lends an air of majesty to the piece and enhances the viewer's sense of the building's grandeur.

My hope is that viewers not only appreciate the grandeur of the Empire State Building but also consider the remarkable fusion of architecture and nature in our everyday urban landscape. In essence, this piece is a snapshot of a day in New York City, dramatic and awe-inspiring, just as I experienced it.

Other works by Noel Hefele

About Noel Hefele

Bronx, NY

Noel Hefele is a talented landscape painter with a diverse background in the arts. Born and raised in Norwalk, Connecticut, he received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 2002 and later earned a MA in Arts and Ecology from a school in England. Throughout his career, Noel has had the opportunity to exhibit his work internationally and has pieces in numerous private collections. He has also served on the board of the non-profit community arts organization PLGarts in Brooklyn, New York and co-teaches a graduate course at Brooklyn College called Human Tracks in the Urban Landscape. In 2013 and 2014, Noel was the Artist in Residence at the Barbuda Archeological Research center in the Caribbean.

Currently, Noel resides and works in the Bronx, New York where he is in the process of exploring Van Cortlandt Park and creating a new body of work. As an artist, Noel believes in the power of art to help us move towards a more responsible and holistic understanding of the environment. He sees the landscape as an entangled field of relationships that includes humans, animals, plants, minerals, and more, and believes that by viewing the non-human world as more than just objects, we can take responsibility for our impact on the planet and recognize that we are not the sole subjects of the Earth's narrative. Through his art, Noel aims to collaborate with the landscape in order to produce effects in himself and others, aesthetically and emotionally reconfiguring the way we see the world.

For more information and to see more of Noel's work, visit www.facebook.com/NoelHefeleStudios.

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