FreeYork: August 28

Dimitar Karanikolov’s Aerial Photos Offer a Unique Aspect of Venice

Being one of the most filmed cities in the world, it is tough to get a unique picture of Venice. And nonetheless, architect and photographer Dimitar Karanikolov managed to do it just that with his drone. We frequently think that the very best views of Venice come by ship, but Karanikolov’s drone photographs reveal the incredible artistry from Venice‘s urban structures.

Getting up early to catch the sunrise, Karanikolov used a drone to capture amazing panoramas of the city.
“Aerial photography makes it possible for a top-down view of this entire world –that could be carried out only with a drone or a satellite,” the photographer tells My Modern Met. “These aerial photographs are extremely architectural, almost like a plan view, and totally different from the human, regular perspective.”

Burnt sienna dominates the color palette, as tightly packed terracotta roofs are interspersed with splashes of blue canals and white marble facades.

Karanikolov had desired to flaunt Venice‘s amazing urban planning, a thing his architectural background surely taught him to love. He wanted to show”a very well-known place from a different new angle.”

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Stuart McReath’s Editorial Illustrations Explore Society’s Great Struggles

Stuart McReath‘s high-definition illustrations employ stark shadows which lend an almost three-dimensional characteristic to his envisioned scenes. McReath also utilizes striking juxtapositions of scale and visual metaphors like a physician determining the”health” of a college with a stethoscope. Many of the works shown here were produced as editorial illustrations for posts concerning social issues such as gun legislation, school testing, and the death penalty. McReath is based in Hampshire, United Kingdom and has been awarded “Best of British Illustration” from the Association of Illustrators. You can view more of his work Behance and Instagram.

H/T thisiscolossal

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German Artist Justin Peters Merges Unrelated Images Into Magical Photo Combinations

German self-taught Photoshop expert Justin Peters visualizes surreal fantasies in his growing portfolio of digital art. Encouraged by Pablo Picasso’s quote, “Everything you can imagine is real,” Peters’ photo-manipulations blend irrelevant, real-life photographs together to create enchanting worlds straight from the artist’s mind.

Peters first became interested in photography in 2015, but quickly realized he did not want his images to depict reality. Instead, he learned how to edit his photographs on YouTube and began creating unique digital art inspired by surrealist painters.

From turning carnival rides over erupting volcanoes to glowing jellyfish swimming at the skies, Peters’ playful digital collages are created using digital stock photos. A number of the unexpected combinations include vision from science and nature that have been awarded the artist’s distinct surrealist twist.

Peters explains,”I expect that if folks experience my work, they discover that a new and different world, which they could dive to demonstrate that everything is possible once you open your head”

You can view more from Peters’ impressive portfolio on Instagram.

H/T mymodernmet.com

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Artist Jennifer Thoreson Subverts Everyday Scenes into Surreal Photographs

In constructing her photos, Jennifer Thoreson creates abstract items and a curated space for her models to dwell. The result are the works which are at once intimate and surreal, her crafted amorphous accessories extensions of these figures’ humanity. In the series”Testament,” the artist reverses everyday scenes using something darker and revealing.

“I am drawn to moments where people are on an edge, barely laced together, befriending disaster, remembering something, or exposing something. Testament explores topics of both dependence and durability; it illustrates the heavy burdens we carry and the relentless yearning for discharge.”