Ukrainian graphic designer Alexey Kondakov has taken the subjects from the classical paintings and transported them to the streets of modern-day Kiev.
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Alexey Kondakov and his characters from classical paintings in modern world
Surreal Landscape Art By Jati Putra Pratama
Indonesian graphic designer Jati Putra Pratama creates surreal landscape artworks using photo manipulation. Much of his work consists of mind-bending scenes where dreamscapes are flipped into unusual angles or folded into each other.
Yoo Hyun carves paper portraits by hand
South Korean artist Yoo Hyun creates hyperreal paper portraits of prominent personalities by hand. Using an x-acto knife and tweezers, Hyun meticulously carves out the piece of paper until it resembles an abstract zig-zag pattern. Most of the artist’s work features famous faces such as Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso and Audrey Hepburn. (more)
Surreal photography by Sydney Sie
Taiwanese photographer and graphic designer Sydney Sie creates surreal scenes with pastel colors, simple objects and figures that never reveal their faces. Through soft color gradients, optical illusions and absurd arrangements, she composes a playful narrative.
Anish Kapoor’s Perpetual Black Water Whirlpool
Anish Kapoor has a new exhibition titled ‘Descension’, which is currently taking place at Galleria Continua in Italy. The most notable piece of the exhibition is a 500 x 500 cm dark whirlpool that was built with steel, water, and a motor. The circular, black pool of water infinitely swirls towards its epicenter, creating the image of a never ending spiral, dragging the viewers into the deep, dark void.
Recycled PET Plastic Bottle Sculptures by Veronika Richterová
Czech artist Veronika Richterová creates beautiful artworks by repurposing plastic PET bottles. You can see much more of her works over on her website.
Human Hybrid Sculptures by Liu Xue
Chinese artist Liu Xue creates sculptures of human figures that have been augmented with animal body parts. The eerily lifelike sculptures range from centaur-like human/pig hybrids to rather disquieting chicken-people.
Night projection photography
Hellena Burchard and Marine Billet created the series ‘Night’s projection’, compositions realized in different outdoor nightscapes. By using a video projector the two artists revealed geometrical forms, none of the photos went under post production.
DANDELION by Isabelle Chapuis and Duy Anh Nhan Duc
Artist Duy Anh Nhan Duc has collaborated with photographer Isabelle Chapuis for the poetical series ‘Dandelion’. Coupled with female portraits, the series offers a new perspective on the delicate plant. The series was part of RAISE Magazine’s #16 Light Issue.