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Unexpected beauty. (2021) Photograph by Pietro Ansaldi

70 x 50 x 1cm / 66.04 x 44.03cm (actual image size)

£280

Part of the Urban Photographs series, Unexpected Beauty offers a fresh perspective on the overlooked corners of daily life. Captured inside an old residential building in downtown Shanghai, this work is born from a quiet fascination with spaces where daily life carries on unhurried, even as time leaves its unmistakable patina.

Standing at the base of a worn staircase and looking upward, I discovered an unexpected elegance: soft, fluid white curves spiraling between the floors, unfolding like a secret architectural passage. Through my lens, the intention extends beyond mere documentation—it is an invitation to see the world through a renewed gaze, revealing that even in the most ordinary and easily ignored spaces lies a breathtaking beauty waiting to be noticed.

LIMITED EDITION
Each print comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist and verified with an embossed custom stamp.
Limited edition.

PRINT SIZE
27.5" × 19.7" | 70 × 50 cm.
Actual image size: 26" × 17.3" | 66.04 × 44.03 cm (includes an elegant white border for framing).
More sizes available upon request.
Each print is carefully produced on premium Hahnemühle Museum Etching Art Paper 350g using archival museum-quality materials.

DETAILS

Title: Unexpected Beauty

Medium: Photograph on Fine Art Paper

Edition: Limited edition

Sheet Size: 70 × 50 cm (unframed)

Image Size: 66.04 × 44.03 cm

Paper: Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350g

Authentication: Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity with embossed stamp

Style: Contemporary / Minimalist Architectural

Subject: Architecture, Geometry, Urban Hidden Spaces

Framing: Unframed (fits standard ready-made 70 × 50 cm frames). Also available with a Black Aluminium frame upon request (to be commissioned; please contact the artist for further details and prices).

Materials used:

Hahnemühle Museum Etching Art Paper 350g

Details:

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Part of the Urban Photographs series, Unexpected Beauty offers a fresh perspective on the overlooked corners of daily life. Captured inside an old residential building in downtown Shanghai, this work is born from a quiet fascination with spaces where daily life carries on unhurried, even as time leaves its unmistakable patina.

Standing at the base of a worn staircase and looking upward, I discovered an unexpected elegance: soft, fluid white curves spiraling between the floors, unfolding like a secret architectural passage. Through my lens, the intention extends beyond mere documentation—it is an invitation to see the world through a renewed gaze, revealing that even in the most ordinary and easily ignored spaces lies a breathtaking beauty waiting to be noticed.

LIMITED EDITION
Each print comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist and verified with an embossed custom stamp.
Limited edition.

PRINT SIZE
27.5" × 19.7" | 70 × 50 cm.
Actual image size: 26" × 17.3" | 66.04 × 44.03 cm (includes an elegant white border for framing).
More sizes available upon request.
Each print is carefully produced on premium Hahnemühle Museum Etching Art Paper 350g using archival museum-quality materials.

DETAILS

Title: Unexpected Beauty

Medium: Photograph on Fine Art Paper

Edition: Limited edition

Sheet Size: 70 × 50 cm (unframed)

Image Size: 66.04 × 44.03 cm

Paper: Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350g

Authentication: Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity with embossed stamp

Style: Contemporary / Minimalist Architectural

Subject: Architecture, Geometry, Urban Hidden Spaces

Framing: Unframed (fits standard ready-made 70 × 50 cm frames). Also available with a Black Aluminium frame upon request (to be commissioned; please contact the artist for further details and prices).

Materials used:

Hahnemühle Museum Etching Art Paper 350g

Details:

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Pietro Ansaldi is an Italian-born visual artist and photographer whose creative journey is an ongoing dialogue between the timeless aesthetics of Italy and the modern, electric energy of Asia. Driven... Read more

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