Zurich / Photography and painting in one practice
Give the photograph and its painted interpretation different roles in your exhibition proposal.
Your photograph can remain a finished work while another version explores the image through paint. We can hand-paint your authorized reference at your chosen dimensions.
Tell us what paint should add to the photograph. That choice guides the hand-painted interpretation at our Dafen Art Village studio in Shenzhen, China.
Explain the studio’s execution to your proposed exhibition host before commissioning an entry. A program listing painting and photography does not establish acceptance of every production arrangement.
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01 / Let the two media do different work
The photograph may depend on a precise moment, while the painted version draws attention to an area of color or movement. Decide which difference you want visitors to notice.
For a water image, you might preserve the exact position of a subject but ask for the surrounding movement to become more visible as brushwork. Mark both intentions in the brief.
Identify the details that carry the original image: a reflection, a fleeting gesture or a particular relationship between foreground and distance.
Then explain where the painting can interpret. This is more useful than asking for a generally artistic version without naming what should change.
ART INTERNATIONAL ZURICH lists painting, photography and digital art among its media. Its breadth gives context for a proposal that clearly identifies each object.
02 / Compare the two objects together
If the photograph and painting will share a wall, their physical proportions affect the comparison. Decide whether visitors should notice a close pairing or a deliberate difference in scale.
A mounted photographic print may have a larger outside size than its image. Compare both measurements before requesting the painted canvas dimensions.
Show whether the works should meet at the top, center or another meaningful feature. A simple layout can reveal a size choice that two separate source files conceal.
A close pair invites comparison; a wider separation gives each work more independence. Discuss that choice with your host before fixing the painting size.
Use your layout when reviewing the finished canvas photos. Check the composition against the photograph it will accompany, while keeping each work’s medium and production description distinct.
03 / Keep the proposal tied to its physical works
A photography presentation and a mixed-media presentation can involve the same source project while requiring different objects. List the canvases you actually want us to make.
photoSCHWEIZ announces February 5–9, 2027, at Kongresshaus Zurich. ART INTERNATIONAL ZURICH announces May 21–23, 2027, at Puls 5.
Do not treat these as interchangeable destinations. Confirm the proposed medium and production arrangement with the relevant host before setting the painting order.
Send only the intended painted works for pricing, with the surrounding photographic project as context. Label a photograph included for comparison so it is not mistaken for another canvas to produce.
Tell us the date you need the physical paintings, not only the show opening. Presentation and delivery details belong in that same enquiry.
04 / Preparing the actual presentation
The organizer describes selection as free and nonbinding, followed by formal registration. Keep exploratory works separate from confirmed production quantities while you clarify the offer.
For a Zurich photo-and-canvas pairing, send the original image as the painting source and a separate photograph of the framed print as display context. Glass reflections and room lighting should not become painted features unless you deliberately want them included.
Its application asks for a completed cube layout and images for curation. Resolve the proposed display with that team; a list of painting dimensions alone cannot replace its application materials.
For your Zurich pairing, a change of orientation needs a chosen crop or a revised composition. Include a simple layout of the two works and mark any parts that must remain. Do not leave the painter to guess which part of the photograph can be lost.
For your Zurich quote, mark the neighboring photograph as display context only and identify the separate image to paint. Give each a clear filename. This keeps the comparison useful without adding an unintended canvas to the order.
A purposeful painted interpretation
Share the reference, the changes you want visitors to see and the dimensions of the proposed canvas.
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