RAWGUE.’s regular contributing artist, Nasos Karabelas, is a fine art photographer based in Athens, Greece. Born in 1992 in Pyrgos, Greece, he specializes in experimental photography, focusing on the deformation possibilities of the human body.
He frequently uses long exposure, which helps him traverse the traditional approach to portraiture. Long exposure, monochrome, and grain are his trademarks, creating a portfolio with a distinct style.
In his own words, “this series represents an attempt to understand the functioning of sensations, to explore the space of emotions, and the interaction between the forms of the image and the viewer.” Karabelas continues his visual experimentation with light, shadows, grain, and blur, illustrating ideas such as relentless soul-searching, psychological turmoil, and introspective interpretation. Through monochrome, aesthetically satisfying imagery, the artist succeeds, once more, in extracting the subconscious depths and bringing them to the surface in a cohesive, tangible reality.
Read our “Aberration” issue in full
The 31 artists featured in RAWGUE. Magazine’s 5th issue stray from the expected, taking untrodden paths, contemplating imperfection, solitude in its many forms, and the ongoing process of self-acceptance. Through shifting perspectives, their works explore what it means to look at oneself from the outside, as if through broken glass.
We’re a team of writers using our craft to spotlight art in its most honest form. RAWGUE. started as a bi-monthly editorial experiment where each issue’s theme is dictated by the submitted work, thus removing editorial bias from the equation and preserving a more raw approach. We focus on all forms of poetry: written, photographed, painted, drawn, and filmed.
