When it comes to extreme manipulation of photographs, few can do it with more style than Dan Escobar. His photography, combined with a deft hand in Photoshop create some of the more imaginative compositions we’ve seen… from submarines rising out of backyard swimming pools, to Sasquatch swiping the wheels on an RV and sharks occupying living rooms, Dan can do it all. [Read more...]
Designer and artist Cari Vander Yacht works for the well known advertising company Wieden+Kennedy by day… but by night she paints and works on experimental projects like this wonderfully surreal series “TGIMGIF” (Thank God It’s Monday’s Graphics Interchange Format). [Read more...]
It’s hard not to see the heavy influence of Salvador Dali in these incredibly perfect melting picture frames. Part of the Duramen series of one-off handmade wooden sculptures, the impossible looking pieces of oak, fir and pear were created with the intention of breaking with the conventional ways of exhibiting… and they certainly do, turning the frame itself into the work of art. The contrasting pieces of wood seem to transform the hard material, breaking down its structure into something smooth, flowing and malleable. Created by the french multi-media creative agency Bonsoir Paris, the pieces walk a fine line between the deformed and the elegant, never crossing completely to the other side… and that’s just how they’re intended. [Read more...]
When I think of self portrait photos, duck lips and kissy-faces taken at an arms length for a Facebook profile pic usually come to mind. How refreshing it was to see Kyle Thompson’s unique, dreamlike collection of auto-photography that is unlike most of the self-taken photos out there. [Read more...]
Jake Pauls has a fantastic way of surprising you with the elements of his illustrations that aren’t immediately apparent. See more of this Toronto based artists work on his tumblr or at his website jakepauls.com. [Read more...]
A sunny balcony pokes out from the side of a classic brick building, curtains drifting in the breeze behind old green double doors and an open drink waits to be consumed… but not is all as it seems. Disquietingly, we realize this peaceful scene is actually hanging over the smooth, polished tracks of a recently traveled railroad line. Such are the familiar, yet unusual works of miniature artist Frank Kunert [Read more...]
Long before the present day, when every image seems to be Photoshopped, Robert Funk was creating surreal images that bent reality without even leaving it. The previously New York based photographer captured images around the world in the 70′s, juxtaposing real life with toys, miniatures, paintings, cutouts & “plastic thingies.” He pioneered the photography of toys, an unusual subject for the time, and was featured in many magazines of the day including Popular Photography. Often his images used large flat cut-outs of magazines or even his own art, interacting with the environment around them while their shiny surfaces reflected the surrounding light. His work took him around the world, sometimes seeing him haul large cut-outs in his luggage or creating new ones on location. [Read more...]
Ryan Heshka’s otherworldly tributes to Golden Era sci-fi pulp novels have a campy, retro feel all his own. The colorful, acrylic on wood panel works, intimately explore themes of man vs. nature and man vs. technology… often looking at the disastrous consequences of their meeting. Each is heavily varnished and tagged with cut pieces from the pulp fiction of their inspiration, lending the appearance of book covers long forgotten. See more of his works or purchase one at roqheshka11.blogspot.com. [Read more...]
This new photo series, titled “Totems” from French photographer Alain Delorme, has captured a documentary style feel of Chinese society and the smaller trades that take place on the streets of Shanghai. His photos depict a sunny Shanghai and encompass the typical people one would find about the city — running errands, walking to work, small street vendors — mixed together with workers of superhuman abilities and strengths, moving monumental amounts of “Made in China” goods throughout the city [Read more...]
This master of digital geometry, light, color and composition creates feasts for the eyes. Andy Gilmore leads you into a visual sensation from portraits to pixels, patterning line, color and attention to detail in arresting artwork. [Read more...]
