What better way to spend a Sunday morning than to delve into the beauty of photography? Thanks to photo buff urke, I was just made aware of Swedish photographer Erik Johansson today – an extraordinary talent aged 23. Photographer may just be a tiny bit misleading, though, as Eriksson spends his days studying computer engineering, interaction design in Gothenburg.
Nära-fågel-upplevelse i brist på regn och omdömme (Erik Johansson).
His favourite appears to be manipulating objects and beings into the physically impossible, much like Dutch designer M.C. Escher’s improbable constructions. I also suspect that he’s under the influence of a certain Dalí.
You just have to admire the crispy quality of his original photos, though, even if they have undergone several rounds of Photoshop touch-up.
His work very much reminds me of the playfulness seen in a that of a Norwegian commercial photographer I know, whom, by the way, I will get back to in a later post.
In fact, the idea of posting a weekly Sunday photo and art post seems incredibly intriguing.
Meanwhile, please visit Erik Johansson’s site, Allt eller inget (all or nothing) for a closer look.
Top photo: Erik Johansson’s Dra din egen väg (Go – or drag, rather – your own way).
Fy flate, så tøft! Jeg virkelig elsker og fascineres av slikt.
M.C. Escher’s konstruksjoner heter tribarer, så vidt jeg vet.
http://images.google.no/images?q=tribar&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:nb-NO:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=no&tab=wi
For mange år siden brukte jeg faktisk mang en sen nattetime på å tegne og male (akvarell) slike synsbedrag. Ren avkobling og terapi.