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This is the most amazing street art I’ve ever seen, not only because it’s so well drawn but also because it has a stereoscopic quality to it that makes the buildings appear to be of dizzying heights, which threatens to give me a headache but is otherwise amazing. Created by artist Kurt Wenner, this massive street illustration would be awesome to see in person, I want to walk the web like the people in the picture.
Portuguese born street artist Vhils has an original vision of what urban development really means, and he travels the globe exposing what’s beneath the surface of city walls .
Using various tools to dig, drill, scrape and otherwise remove sections of masonry, he reveals the images hidden behind the smooth walls, and the results are nothing less than spectacular. He should call his style of art urban erosion sculpture!
“This excavation, often a process of violent removal, stands in sharp contrast to the delicate portraits discovered hidden underneath.”
Can you dig it?
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Mind Your Step is an art installation in Stockholm, Sweden by artist Erik Johansson (previously at Neatorama). You know it’s an illusion, but you still cringe just a little as people walk right into the abyss. -via Geeks Are Sexy
Photo: Sam Javanrouh
Sam Javanrouh’s blog, Daily Dose of Imagery, features his photography, one image per day. Today he posted many great photos he’s taken which all fall under one tricky umbrella of shooting – people on the street. People can be unpredictable when it comes to being photographed; Sam tells of friends who have had gear broken and suffered injuries at the hands of their subjects. But on the flip side, being a great photographer is often about seizing the moment and forgoing polite introductions. Sam on the photo above:
When I took this I was almost certain that I didn’t even have a sharp photo. But when i saw it later I liked it. So no way to ask her now. I won’t be selling this image for stock use. And if she ever contacts me and tells me she’s unhappy about it I’ll take it off the site. Street photography is all about the fractions of a second. You have to take the shot when you think you have it (to be precise, you take the shot just before the moment. Good photographers can see the future.
And on this one, he remarks, “I still have a hard time sleeping at night, thinking what will happen to me if I’ve seriously pissed off the dark knight.”
Photo: Sam Javanrouh
Link, and… as Sam says, Happy Shooting!
Here’s a really neat trick to impress your friends. I practiced it for about 10 minutes and I get the hang of it rather quickly. Give it a try… Link
