Sep 08, 20 all photos in this post are embedded from matthew albaneses facebook page. Welcome to the extraordinary world of matthew albanese, where glaciers are not made of ice but of sugar, salt, egg whites, food coloring, flour and, light. By day, matthew is a professional fashion photographer. The exhibition lay of the land, on view through february 20, 2014, deals with landscapes as they are perceived and reconstructed by artists. This carefully authenticated compendium of strange, true eventsso fa. With age, our version of that time is deformed then reassembled. Matthew is represented at bonni benrubi gallery in new york. The remarkably detailed creations, made out of everyday culinary materials like cinnamon, paprika, jello and corn syrup, depict emotive visions of surreal, often otherworldly. Albaneses work reminds us of matthew cardens small world series of miniature food landscapes, with a hint of david trautrimas habitat machines. The official website of the artist matthew albanese. An only child, albanese enjoyed imaginative, solitary play. Cleaning up the spilled paprika on the kitchens floor, matthew albanese came up with the idea of creating fantastic scenes in miniature art. Matthew albanese, born 1983, englewood, new jersey, earned his bfa in photography from purchase college. Dioramas came to life in matthew albaneses strange world creations matthew albanesecreating amazing scenery from household items.
Matthew albaneses delicious landscapes talking beautiful stuff. I would describe the photography that i do as small scale dioramas that i build by hand out of everyday, simple, mundane materials and transform them into an image through the lens of my camera making them look hyperrealistic, he says in the accompanying video episode. To achieve the lightning effect in this scene, matthew built a large box with a plexiglass face and painted it black. Matthew albaneses fascination with film, special effects and movie magicand the mechanics behind these illusionsbegan early. Mr albanese has completed about 30 sets in total and is releasing his new book, strange worlds, in october. If you knew nothing about his process, youd think his photographs were of real life places. Matthew albanese fanpage preorder my book strange worlds which inclueds two new unpublished works, trainwreck and my dream your nightmare on press with matthew albanese. Matthew albaneses strange worlds, captured in radiant colored images, are also brought back to life by way of the artists inner vision. The illusionist article by john fraim darryl audette. The strange worlds of matthew albanese silverlake voice. Matthew has a terrific book his his work, strange worlds, published by lazydog press that can be purchased here. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. He then etched out the lighting so light could pass through how to.
Matthew albanese s fascination with film, special effects and movie magicand the mechanics behind these illusionsbegan early. Matthew albanese perhaps there is no greater artist out there who can create such believable worlds than matthew albanese. Extreme weather art by matthew albanese is so real, you wont. Explore the full strange world series and let your jaw drop even further with the impressively laborious makingof.
Artist matthew albanese creates amazing miniature landscapes made from sugar, chocolate and even bits of ostrich in his living room. His work has been exhibited at the virginia museum of contemporary art, winkleman gallery, museum of arts and design, ny, muba, tourcoing france. Paul claytons strange worlds is a collection of fourteen. These miniature landscapes arent digitally rendered. Matthew is a visual magician, using house hold objects to take us into other realms. The immaculate artwork in strange worlds by matthew albanese will blow your mindseriously. And thats kind of a big deal since it set back in may. Aug 19, 20 matthew albaneses first book strange worlds will be published by lazy dog press in spring 20. Albanese meticulously fabricates and then photographs smallscale models of complex panoramic vistas, such as windblown willows on stormy rivers and raging forest fires, using humble materials including cotton batting, boiled sugar candy, sand, and feathers. Strange worlds photographer aims to trick the eye flickr blog. The second strange worlds was a shortlived series from marvel comics 1950s predecessor company, atlas comics. Creator of strange worlds, a series of hyperrealistic miniature worlds. This brilliant art book strange worldson the art of matthew albanese from italys lazy dog press is a gem. Its beautiful, sure, but it must also be a huge relief.
Experience mother nature, in miniature mnn mother nature. Extreme weather art by matthew albanese is so real, you. Thats exactly what 26yearold artist matthew albanese does in his fantastic literally strange world series, incredibly detailed smallscale. Lee ufan is a korean artist who founded the avantgarde group monoha school of things, japans first internationally acknowledged movement in contemporary art. Anatoly konenko is a russian artist who specializes in miniatures, so much so that he even has guinness world record to his name. Matthew albaneses first book strange worlds will be published by lazy dog press in spring 20. Each artist in the show focuses on a different aspect of this reconstruction. You can also follow matthews activities on his facebook fan page. Aug 08, 2019 this brilliant art book strange worldson the art of matthew albanese from italys lazy dog press is a gem. When matthew albanese began his strange worlds project in 2008, he says, it was very much about tricking the eye. Jan 01, 20 the book features an engaging essay by david revere mcfadden, behindthescenes images of the miniature worlds, and insightful text by the artist on the process of his work. By night, for the last five years, hes been creating large dioramas of tiny environments and photographing them.
The photo comes by way of the european space agency, and features the antarctic base concordia. Paul kwiatkowski paul kwiatkowski stitches together an uglybeautiful fabric of volatile america, threaded with gators and bad acid trips, swampy living and early. What fragments bleed through are tailored to a narrative designed to hide vulnerability. Magical miniature worlds by matthew albanese voile. Artist matthew albanese creates lifelike miniature. Of course, beautiful art like this has seen publication abroad and one needs to buy a foreign published book to witness what i have witnessed in this incredible book. Take a look at some more shots of albaneses work below, and check out his upcoming book, strange worlds, which will be available in september 20.
Magical miniature worlds by matthew albanese voile bateau. The book features an engaging essay by david revere mcfadden. All photos in this post are embedded from matthew albaneses facebook page. Jul 30, 20 artist matthew albanese creates amazing miniature landscapes made from sugar, chocolate and even bits of ostrich in his living room. The photo was actually constructed by matthew albanese, a visual artist who specializes in photorealistic threedimensional artwork. There is more than what meets the eye in matthew albanese s captivating pho. He then etched out the lighting so light could pass through how to breathe underwater. Magical miniature worlds by matthew albanese nicola ginzler. Photographer matthew albanese crafts miniature scenes of the aurora borealis, wildfires, volcanic eruptions and other natural phenoma.
Nov 12, 2010 matthew albanese strange worlds we featured matthew albaneses strange worlds at length back in february, but his miniature condiment landscapes are worth a revisit. Far beneath the reach of strange mariners these are the books in my shelves with strange in their titles. Albanese named his project strange worlds for it really is strange to see coral reefs made from walnuts, or mountains built from cinnamon. Jan 18, 20 matthew albaneses first book strange worlds, with a text by david revere mcfadden, will be published by lazy dog press in spring 20. He uses everyday materials to create astonishingly. Today, hollywood has nearly perfected the art and application of computergenerated imagery cgi in movies and tv.
A behindthescenes glimpse of matthew albaneses magical. Far beneath the reach of strange mariners 104 books. Aug 7, 20 earth is beautiful and full of surprises. You can read more about matthew on environmental graffiti. The photo was actually constructed by matthew albanese. Museum of art and design, and a curator of the museum was working very closely with the book editor.
Texts and photographs by gus powell book design by gus powell12. For the last five years, albanese has been meticulously making these highly detailed models for his series called strange worlds. The idea of the strange worlds emerged almost by accident when i started photography in 2008, my first studio was next to a kitchen and i spilled some paprika. A behindthescenes glimpse of matthew albanese s magical miniature worlds glang li iphone wallpaper model making and macro photography glitter grout we first featured photographer matthew albanese s strange worlds project back in not too long after the projects inception. Magical miniature worlds by matthew albanese amusing planet. Strange worlds by matthew albanese ira veles june, 2014 cleaning up the spilled paprika on the kitchens floor, matthew albanese came up with the idea of. Jul 21, 2014 photographer matthew albanese crafts miniature scenes of the aurora borealis, wildfires, volcanic eruptions and other natural phenoma. None of the photos have been cropped or altered, only resized. So is matthew albanese, a new yorkbased artist, creating stunningly realistic landscapes from everyday objects and photographing them as if they were a part of the earth. He makes realistic landscapes from everyday objects, incredible dioramas that take months to complete. Hes creating real depth and texture and surfaces to get the image he wants in photos. Jul 30, 20 mr albanese has completed about 30 sets in total and is releasing his new book, strange worlds, in october. The incredible photographs of american artist matthew albanese, from new jersey, who creates great.
Artist matthew albanese creates life like miniature landscapes using walnuts, jelly beans and chocolate pictures the official website of the artist matthew albanese. The book features an engaging essay by david revere mcfadden, behindthe scenes images of the miniature worlds, and insightful text by the artist on the. Life of pi title sequence youtube title sequence, text. Enjoy more delicious pieces at albaneses website and check out his recently published book september 20, strange worlds, featuring behindthescenes images and other goodies. These are worlds that seduce the viewer into believing that the forests and lakes, waterfalls and glowing nighttime auroras, the windswept savannahs, and even the surfaces of distant moons and planets are. Born in northern new jersey in 1983, albanese spent a peripatetic childhood moving between new jersey and upstate new york. Take the first picture in strange worlds by matthew albanese, for example. The book features an engaging essay by david revere mcfadden, behindthescenes images of the miniature worlds, and insightful text by the artist on the process of his work. He then turns his camera onto the scenes and, as david revere mcfadden writes in the book s introductory essay, seduces the viewer into believing in a reality that is entirely false. Diorama of bag end inspired by the lord of the ringsthe. Strange worlds by matthew albanese, 9788898030033, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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