[Editor's note: It's Thanksgiving, so your Flavorwire editors and writers are taking a much-needed break. We'll return to our normal publishing schedule tomorrow, but in the meantime, we'll be revisiting some of our favorite content from the past few months. This post was originally published October 12, 2010.] Gregor Thielker, a hyperrealist painter whose work we spotted on The Swedish Bed, makes the idea of being stuck in your car on a rainy day an aesthetic adventure as opposed to an everyday nuisance. “My most recent paintings and drawings explore the sensation of seeing from a car while driving through the rain,” he explains. “I am fascinated with the constantly changing, yet particular landscapes seen from the car and also the way that the water on the windshield interacts with that landscape.” Click through to view a slideshow of his work, and be prepared to be amazed that you’re not looking at photos.
Image credit: Gregory Thielker
Comments (13)
Hmm, I thought this seemed familiar. This seems like a crazy rip-off of Elizabeth Patterson’s work: http://www.eapatterson.com/pages/landscape_current.html
Totally suspicious!
Actually, they ARE photos, simply remapped to a canvas by a painter. Yawn.
Wow. Is there anything new under the sun?
I was at first impressed and now dissapointed at the artwork now that I’ve read the comments.
appropriated…kookookachoo :. (kü-kü-kă-chü).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Ziy4w_uq0
Maybe the concept isn’t new but the execution is far superior.
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They do seem like a rip off of Elizabeth Patterson’s work, but hey, it’s a simple idea, i bet plenty of artists have done it and haven’t been lucky enough to get publicised. I still think these paintings are gorgeously atmospheric. I could stare at them for ages.
also reminds me of alyssa monks: http://www.dfngallery.com/artists/artists_represented/alyssa_monks.htm
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