If you’re a regular reader of either The New York Times and/or The New Yorker, you’ll have seen the work of graphic artist/illustrator Christoph Niemann. If I had half an ounce of his ingenuity and creativity, I’d consider myself fortunate. Last night, I watched the first episode of Netflix’ new documentary series, Abstract: The Art of Design, which was devoted to Niemann. Just a few examples of his output are presented here. (These eight images, along with many other, equally delightful ones, are collected in his book, Sunday Sketching).
I don’t think we can be reminded often enough that’s it’s possible to look at a humdrum, pedestrian object and see it in a completely different way. One could argue that that’s a particularly vital skill these days.
Which of these is your favorite, and why?
And then of course there’s The Gummi Bear Chronicles….
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OUTSTANDING!
What talent.
WIll send this to Nellie me
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Isn’t it terrific?! (I had a feeling you’d appreciate it, given your artistic lineage.) 🙂 There’s lots of his work to see on-line (his own website, blogs, YouTube videos, etc.), and I bet Nellie would enjoy the chapter of the Netflix series I mentioned.
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Wonderful. Was going to vote for the bread roll shaving, but I think the mosquito gets the gong. So very clever, and the blood adds that little edge…
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Oh, the ink pot camera is brilliant too!
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It’s hard to choose a favorite, but I think the ink pot camera does it for me…a lot has to do with that gorgeous wash of blue, but I also like the fact that an old means of capturing images–ink–is stepping in to represent a newer means of capturing images.
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(I do enjoy and admire the concise way you get to the heart of visual images)
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🙂
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Wow…I was going to say I hate this guy but that would only be jealousy. It should be illegal to be that talented and creative. He processes/manipulates the obvious. One thinks immediately “of course why didn’t I see that?”
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And not only is he insanely talented, he’s low-key and humble too. You should check out the Netflix doc series. One of the installments is about a photographer, Platon.
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These are great!! Thank you for sharing!
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Poppy seed bagel or tea bag, but they’re all very creative!
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