Wednesday 3 February 2010

this sh*t just blew my mind


what if i told you that the landscapes you see in these photographs are not landscapes at all, but careful collections of cottonballs, fun fur, paprika and other such bits n bobs? does that not blow your freakin mind?! these incredible worlds are created by the extraordinarily talented artist Mathew Albanese, using forced perspective techniques to fool the eye. in the photo above, for example the fields are made of faux fur, the clouds are cotton, and the mountains are sifted tile grout (!). you can see more of his fascinating work, and how it comes to fruition, here.

above image: paprika, cinnamon, thyme, chili powder, charcoal

above image: steel wool, cotton, ground parsley and moss

6 comments:

MrJeffery said...

these are really cool.

{Tara} said...

Are you kidding??? My mind is also blown! [loved your title, by the way]. They look so freakin' real, don't they?

anne said...

wow! that is amazing!

Anonymous said...

That cyclone is outa this world!! Unbelieveable...

Kitty Stampede said...

No.
that is sooo cool..geez,people are nuts with the creativity. just when i thought i seen everything..

Ms. B @ Millie Deel said...

Wow, those are quite amazing!!!