What happens when you take the patterns of nature, small or large, then filter them through the lens of technology? If you’re artist Kane Cali, you create incredibly beautiful translucent sculptures reminiscent of the rippling patterns in water. His works are created using a unique process of computer modeling, female mold building and a final casting of colored resin. The results filter light much like fluid, creating an illusion of water frozen in motion. Swing by his website kanecali.com for a detailed explanation of his process and further inspiring work. [Read more...]
Adventure Exposed In All Its Layers
If you’ve ever wondered how some of the better photoshop creations go together, photographer and computer artist Dave Hill has come to your rescue. Hill has put together some beautifully revealing videos featuring some of the many layers that go into his highly detailed photo manipulations. In his aptly titled “Adventure” series, plots the likes of James Bond and Indiana Jones face heros in the thick of action. For lots more, including videos expanding on his other projects, see Hill’s website: davehillphoto.com. [Read more...]
A Decaying Fantasy World of Composite Photos
It’s hard to tell fiction from reality in these dreamlike photo compositions by Jim Kazanjian. Each looks as if pieces of the world have been drawn together by some unknowable force, colliding in a dark world of smoke, fire and water. [Read more...]
Famous Pop Stars Painted With Digital Dots
Ben Heine, dynamic creator of the Pencil vs. Camera technique, has started another project that is equally captivating. His Digital Circlism series captures famous pop stars in what he describes as a cross between pointillism and pop-art. Each highly recognizable portrait takes a sizable 100-180 hours to complete as each circle of color is hand placed. Check out the last image for a peek at his labor intensive technique. [Read more...]
Hyperphotos: Explore Art With Astounding Detail
French photographer and digital artist Jean Francois Rauzier creates fantastically huge images that only reveal their true detail when viewers dive in, explore and linger. Dubbed “Hyperphoto’s“, a term he coined, each image is composed of hundreds, if not thousands of individual photographs. Rauzier collects images using a telephoto lens, sometimes from a single vantage point, then spends countless hours methodically stitching them together until it is impossible to tell one image from another. His patient work sometimes captures reality, but more often he imagines surreal worlds, creating landscapes that seem to repeat into a dreamlike infinity.











