Normally I would say, 'Don't mess with perfection," but then I ran across something this morning in my pursuit of an image to illustrate a poem and had to make room for a new perspective. Serena Malyon, an illustrator, has taken several paintings by Vincent van Gogh and, using Photoshop, created what is known as the tilt shift. I'm fascinated by them and immediately wanted to share them with you.
Addendum: I've also posted my poem, "Vincent In Another Life," at my poetry blog with another image:
http://teresaevangelinespoetry.blogspot.com/2014/03/vincent-in-another-life.html
Here are the sites where I found them and more information regarding their creation:
http://twistedsifter.com/2011/01/tilt-shift-van-gogh-paintings/
http://smalyon.acadnet.ca/blog/?p=28
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/hot/tilt-shift-van-gogh.htm
The paintings have a dreamy 3D appearance.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting, John.
DeleteThe new dimensions definitely add a depth. But between the originals and the enhancements I would still take the originals. Fascinating piece of work though. Great find.
ReplyDeleteNothing can come close to the originals, but it was fun to see them this way. Thanks, Tony
DeleteWOW! These are truly amazing. I'm off to read more. Thanks for the information on all this, Teresa. You do find some interesting stuff. :-)
ReplyDeleteAll Hail the Great Google! :)
DeleteInteresting but for some reason I find them unsettling. Could I be a conservative traditionalist at heart?
ReplyDeleteI doubt it .... lol ... but maybe they are unsettling for the same reason digitalized films can unsettle me ... something in the "translation" can be like faint, or not so faint, motion sickness. Or, new perspectives can sometimes be unsettling ...
DeleteYes they are interesting - the way they focus our attention on specific aspects of the paintings and thus tell us something new about them.
ReplyDeleteThat's it for me, too ... I knew I could count on you to summarize it perfectly. :)
DeleteReminds me to focus on what is important. To a certain degree this may be the point. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYes, I think so ... thanks, Bill.
DeleteIt does give them an even more vibrant aspect ~ a lively feel of energy .
ReplyDeleteI do find them quite fascinating !
It's fun to see things from a new perspective. Thanks, Willow.
DeleteStrangely enough I think Vincent would have approved.
ReplyDeleteI think so, too. :)
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