Now I love art and artistic photography. And I love a healthy dose of pop culture. HOWEVER. The mix of art and pop culture tends to underwhelm me. Until now. Wirth's stark, black-and-white photos take some of the most familiar figures of film, tv and comic books, and isolate them in a dramatic context, emphasizing their deeper meaning. These heroes, anti-heroes, villains, monsters and aliens are really archetypes of our collective unconscious, creating our modern-day mythology and transcending the flitting nature of pop into the realm of art.
In his statement on this series, the artist says:
"Robots that serve and protect or destroy; monsters that emerge from the sea;
aliens that arrive from faraway solar systems; superheros that fight crime and
unimaginable evils; wizards that orchestrate fellowships; heroes and villains
that clash in galaxies far, far away: all of these are characters and stories born
from the imagination, created with the intent to spark the imaginations of others."
Wirth also has many photos sans pop culture icons--monochromes of land- and cityscapes--and they are just as awesome as his imaginations series. You can find more of his incredible work at his site and on Behance.
All images © Nathan Wirth via UFunk
Here's a few more things to love today:
This poster.
This painting.
The Little Owl, 1506, Albrecht Dürer
And this photograph.
Hibiya District, Tokyo, 1965 by Henri Cartier-Bresson
That's all for now. Have a wonderful weekend, and I'll see you on Monday. xoL
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