by Justin Tejeda. Illustrated by Ella Mendoza.
Category: Exhibitions
JIMMY XIE PHOTOGRAPHY
This photography piece demonstrates how contemporary art works go about discussing topics in highly conceptual ways that examine the interwoven cultural nuances.
THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 3, 2015 ON WISDOMPILLS.COM
Digital artist, surrealist photographer & retoucher Erik Johansson infuses his prints with images portraying an untamed imagination and a bended reality that is, by turns and definition, startling, touching, and wonderfully strange.
Think for a moment about the softened melted clocks in Salvador Dalí’s masterpiece “The Persistence Of Memory.” The surrealism movement lives on in the image-altering tools of Photoshop and the creative powerhouses using it, seeming to channel the hands, mind, and brush of Dalí.
Take a look for yourself…
You can check out more of Erik’s work at his website (with behind the scenes videos), and follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
~ All images copyright Erik Johansson ~