This article is supposed to be about abstraction in reality through its time. A way of letting loose of our imagination, transforming reality into a dream and vice versa. Below, you'll find a series of surreal photographs of the Lebanese photographer Lara Zankoul.
Lara is a young artist, trying to evade reality through her imagination. Most of her photos are mysterious and conceptual. A way to create a new world and to escape the everyday life.
At first glance, you'd think that these photos are manipulated. But allow me to correct you. The pictures are all real. Real props, real locations & real settings.
The following pictures are a proof of my statement.
With technology and recent innovations, manipulating images and concepts has never been easier. But the fact that this artist used real props and avoided photo manipulation, shows us that we can make anything happen!
On the left is a series of the surreal photographer Federica Giordano who used Photoshop to compose her photos meanwhile on the right are Lara's photos with real props.
Lara had a dream, a vision, and she worked to make it come to life. Although we know these pictures are a composition of props, yet we can't but get carried away into another world, another dimension where people have horse heads and swans are watching over us while we're asleep. Mini scale doors made the model look gigantic, yet the big teacup made her look tiny. It's all about what the eye sees, and how the brain interprets the vision.
Looking at these pictures 20 years ago, you would believe they're real. Looking at them today, would make us believe they're digitally manipulated because of technology and photo manipulation softwares. Thus, the time frame plays a big role in the context of an art piece.
For more information about Lara's photography, visit her website:
http://larazankoul.com
Lara is a young artist, trying to evade reality through her imagination. Most of her photos are mysterious and conceptual. A way to create a new world and to escape the everyday life.
At first glance, you'd think that these photos are manipulated. But allow me to correct you. The pictures are all real. Real props, real locations & real settings.
The following pictures are a proof of my statement.
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| Lara creating a swan out of foam and feathers. |
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| The huge teacup, in the process of painting. |
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| The Water series photos were created in this special built room. |
On the left is a series of the surreal photographer Federica Giordano who used Photoshop to compose her photos meanwhile on the right are Lara's photos with real props.
Lara had a dream, a vision, and she worked to make it come to life. Although we know these pictures are a composition of props, yet we can't but get carried away into another world, another dimension where people have horse heads and swans are watching over us while we're asleep. Mini scale doors made the model look gigantic, yet the big teacup made her look tiny. It's all about what the eye sees, and how the brain interprets the vision.
Looking at these pictures 20 years ago, you would believe they're real. Looking at them today, would make us believe they're digitally manipulated because of technology and photo manipulation softwares. Thus, the time frame plays a big role in the context of an art piece.
For more information about Lara's photography, visit her website:
http://larazankoul.com
Nice work
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