ZitatLast year, Spanish photographer David Oliete had the chance to photograph the ‘Concurs de Castells’—or ‘Human Tower’ competition—in his home town of Tarragona.
Held once every two years, thousands of people participate in this competition to see who can build the tallest human tower.
According to Oliete, he said that each tower is usually six to ten stories high, with at least 100 to 500 men, women and children forming one tower.
The younger and lighter members usually form the top of the tower, while the heavier members form the base.
During the competition last year, Oliete managed to capture beautiful and mesmerizing photos from a unique, almost aerial perspective.
Through his pictures, you can see hundreds of human bodies pushed forward—forming interesting woven-like patterns—as they struggle to construct massive human towers.
Montreal Visual Playground by Roadsworth April 11th, 2013
ZitatIn 2001 artist Peter Gibson began a guerrilla street art campaign to encourage the city of Montreal to build more bike lanes. What began as a project borne of activism eventually became an art project that continues to this day. Assuming the name Roadsworth stating, “where Wordsworth is a poet of words, Roadsworth is a poet of roads,” the artist has cleverly modified roads, sidewalks, parking lots and any other publicly visible asphalt surface he can transform with paint. If you want to learn more, the artist recently took a moment to share some thoughts with My Modern Met and you can see much more of his work on his website.
Split-Level Landscape Paintings by Jeremy Miranda April 12th, 2013
ZitatArtist Jeremy Miranda lives and works in Salem, Massachusetts where he works with acrylic paint to create images influenced by nature, technology, and memory. Among my favorite of his works are his split level landscapes connected by ladders that depict hidden worlds just under the surface of the ocean. Miranda has original paintings and prints available through Etsy, Enormous Tiny Art, and Sebastian Foster.
Zitat French artist Bernard Pras turned an entire room of objects into an incredible anamorphic portrait of a man.
Using numerous objects such as clothes, paint, wood, rubber, and other materials, Pras arranged them to form the portrait of Malian actor Sotigui Kouyate.
The portrait is anamorphic—meaning that it can only be viewed at certain angles.