OK, my postings of these images do not do them justice. The resizing trashes the uniformity of the screen pattern, so it’s well worth your while to check out the originals on his website.
This, to me, is a whole new technique for nostalgification. Yes, I know that many photographers just do a double exposure with a granny pattern or a classical art texture. But here, the back door screen has become a highly effective tool for reducing images to an 8-bit dream state where emotion runs high.
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I’m pretty much loopy about these images. Yeah, yeah, they’re “found” art. But the (Battlestar Galactica) gods be praised, does this guy ever have a keen eye for composition. I could stare at this stuff all day and get happier about it by the moment.
I’m completely friggin mesmerized by this guy’s images. Yeah, yeah, they don’t look like much individually. Their effect is cumulative. They all have the same demented blast of flash light where there are barely any shadows and the simplest objects stand out like they’re in a dayglo poster and you’re looking at it with LSD pupils.
I’m not a "design guy". I appreciate good design, but I don’t seek it out and I don’t jump very high when I come across a work of design genius. Nevertheless, I love pattern. I love it in nature, in Rococo and Arabic art, in fabrics, carpets, whatever. So when I came across this place, Flavor Paper wallpaper, I have to admit I did do a little leap of joy. Every (handscreened) thing they do is freaking awesome. Is it art? In my books, hell yeah.
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If this was music (which it’s not synaesthetically far from), you would say, this is a piece for “Dandelion seeds, leaves, a taxidermied blackbird, nylon, lead, and acrylic”.
Here’s what’s cool about Claire Morgan’s style: it looks like a heck of a lot of work. Ordinarily, say, in a painting or a sculpture, the same amount of work goes into the final product. But you don’t notice it when you stand back. With Morgan’s work, you do. No matter how near or far you are to the piece, the bones stand out.
If you like this, wait till you see the same trick done with strawberries.
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Some day I want to make it to Portugal. If this is any example of the smoking hot artistry of that part of the world, I’m there (especially since it’s just a hop and skip to check out the amazing architecture in Spain). Beautiful, beautiful images from Carla Salgueiro.
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This guy’s images can only be made by someone who grew up with a lake cabin or at the edge of the city. The pics are all intensely urban, but every one of them incorporates natural elements like trees and water. Even the name of his website belies his roots: stickfort.com. Nifty stuff.
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Holy shemollie, do I ever like this guy’s art. It’s ballsy, fearless and thank Gaga for small mercies, it doesn’t take itself too seriously. I just love those destructo elements. They’re like the deliberate glitches in electronic music, messing with the rhythm, but ultimately adding to the overall effect of the piece.
