9 Examples of Cool Perspective Photography
Here’re nine great examples of head-on photography that highlights perspective and distance. Your eye can easily follow the line of perspective from foreground to background and back again — and there’s more detail to each than first meets the eye.
15 Mind-Boggling Examples Trompe l’Oeil
Trompe l’oeil, or ”Trick of the Eye”, is where realistic, real-world scenes are painted on a surface — usually a wall or door but in many of the cases Pixellica presents below even whole buildings — and sometimes they’re so real you’d walk right into them. I’ve scoured around for a couple weeks tying to find the best ones.
Fantastic Art by Vladimir Kush
Vladimir Kush is an artist similar in style to Rob Gonzalves, although he takes a bit more fantastical of a perspective. Kush is remarkable at using simple, natural elements as fixtures in his paintings, and brings a feeling of humanity and emotion to his work.
Manga Art of Yusuke Nakamura
Manga is instantly recognizable to almost everyone – from Pokémon cards to animated films. The style is cool from an artistic standpoint because a lot of motion & attitude is conveyed using relatively few strokes of the pen. The style is almost minimalistic in nature. Nakamura is unique in that the artist creates more detailed work while staying clearly in the boundaries of the genre.
Focus on Artist Rob Gonsalves at RobGonsalves.com
Twisting perspectives is nothing new: Maurits Escher had been creating mind-boggling sketches since the 1930s, and other artists have either mimicked the style or given it new life. But Robert Gonsalves takes the motif and turns it on it’s head using bright colours and paint. Check out his website to see many more examples of his work.
15 Albums With Fantastic Artwork
Music is important – music has been called therapy, inspiration, retreat, freedom… you name it. But a lot of the time what’s in the jewel case is just as important – and who of us hasn’t gone out and bought an album just because the artwork grabbed you? Pixellica provides a short list of albums with not only great music (well, most) but also stylish, graphical artwork.
Focus on Artist Sam Nielson of ArtSammich(.BlogSpot.com)
Sam Nielson is a artist at Disney Interactive Studios – and his unique style of illustration can be seen in films like the animated Disney feature “Bolt”. Sam’s work captures a caracaturesque quality and cool lighting style, and delights people of all ages. Check out more of Sam’s art at his blog.
Urban Decay: The Derelict Spreepark Plänterwald Amusement Park
This theme park is in East Berlin, Germany, and opened in 1969 – providing millions of people each year with countless hours of fun and good times. The Ferris Wheel itself was a landmark in the area. All the memories are now overgrown with weeds and given to the elements. See more of Oliver Schade’s photographs of the Spreepark Plänterwald amusement park.
Incredible Sand Castles & Sculpture
Who hasn’t built sand castles? Harrison Hot Springs, BC, Canada, hosts the World Championship of Sand Sculpture – with some amazingly detailed (and very large) sculpture, made entirely from sand.
Time Stands Still: 13 Amazing Living Statues
Street acts are as varied as the people that perform them – Three Card Monte, Juggling, Singing (even hawking cheap Rolexes if that’s your thing). These performers take their art very seriously and dedicate hours to locking their knees and elbows and not moving – or at least moving a claymation-style stop and start fashion. Some are very realistic.
Building With Bricks: Lego™ Sculpture
When I was little, I played with Legos – I had (well, still have) Legos from the Space, Castle, Train, Pirate and even Technic branches. The sets never lasted in original form and always morphed into elaborate projects of my own. But Andrew Lipson and Nathan Sawaya take building with Legos to a whole new level.
The Unconventional Artwork of Scott Wade
Expression rears its head in so many forms it’s impossible to count – but most often, it’s in some form we can keep, or at least that’s publicly appreciable. Ice sculpture melts within a few hours but is eye-catching and sparkly; sidewalk art from the likes of Julian Beever just washes away with the next rain but can be loved by throngs of people who walk by. Scott Wade has neither of these luxuries.
