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Jan Oliehoek: Photo Manipulation

May 29, 2012 By Wendy Campbell

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A little weird, a little creepy, a little beautiful.  These are the photo manipulations of Jan Oliehoek. Based in Leiden, Netherlands, Oliehoek has a Masters degree in Biology, works as an IT specialist, for a biopharmaceutical company, and creates his surreal hybrids as a hobby.

“I try to create images that are both photorealistic and impossible at the same time. There are countless ways to accomplish this, and combining several animals into one hybrid is one of them. On top of that, I find that some animals just look amazing and beautiful. If on top of that they are then photographed by a really good photographer, I am already more than half way in creating a cool image without even having touched it yet.”

To see more of Oliehoek’s intriguing images, visit JanOliehoek.com.




Sources: The Design Inspiration

Filed Under: ART, Digital, Photography Tagged With: Dutch Art, Holland Art, Jan Oliehoek, Netherlands Art, Photo Manipulation, Photoshop

Raymond Lemstra: Illustration

February 15, 2011 By Wendy Campbell

Thirty two year old Amsterdam based artist Raymond Lemstra likes to refer to the “illustrative nature of primitive drawings and sculptures.”  “What I find interesting about these is the distortion as a result of selective emphasis; parts of interest are emphasized, unimportant parts reduced or left out. For characters this means they come out big headed, where focus is on the face and the body is trimmed to its essential properties. I deliberately apply this primitive logic as a method. But I don’t apply it equally to all aspects of my work. Instead, I choose to use a very mature, highly laboursome technique for the execution of my work. This contrast, between the naive and sophisticated, gives the work a somewhat awkward taste. A clash of intent, simultaniously assuming simplicity and complexity, randomness and reason, flaws and perfection. The purpose of which is to inspire a sense of joy and discovery.”

To see more of Lemstra’s work, visit RaymondLemstra.nl.



Filed Under: ART, Illustration Tagged With: Dutch Art, Holland Art, Netherlands Art, Raymond Lemstra

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