Popular for his strange photo manipulation, Erik Johansson has established a career as a professional photo manipulator based in Sweden; his work consists of mostly visual illusion pieces, with some surrealism here and there. He is probably the most convincing photographic manipulator I’ve ever come across, despite his work being ‘out of this world’ of material. His images are incredibly creative, unique and rather wild - sometimes being to the extreme. Despite this, there is a great sense of realism to the photographs, as they have been manipulated to be very convincing - they give a realistic view on an unreal picture. His most famed piece of work is his image of he himself pulling a road, as though it is turning into a sheet.
The sheer complexity of Johansson’s work is what inspires me the most. He produces such intriguing and intricate designs, sometimes ones without any apparent meaning; yet, to me every one is fascinating. I find myself thinking about the techniques used on Photoshop to fabricate such images, yet I cannot even come to comprehend what he does to achieve these results.
However puzzling his work is, it is amazing regardless - it never ceases to have a lasting impression on me, and undoubtedly countless others.
Below are some of my favourite pieces of work.
However puzzling his work is, it is amazing regardless - it never ceases to have a lasting impression on me, and undoubtedly countless others.
Below are some of my favourite pieces of work.
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