P hoto Manipulations are always very interesting to watch because because they give a realistic view of an unreal picture. And one Swedish artist has turned the world on its head by taking photos of everyday life and distorting them into mind-boggling pieces of art. Erik Johansson, a 23-year-old computer engineering student, from Sweden has a sense for good ideas for manipulations. While most people try to hide when they use Photoshop to brush up their pictures, Erik Johansson quite obviously distorts images but does it so cleverly that we almost start believing in the amazing illusions he creates. In one shot (see the photo above,) a man appears to pick up a tarmac road and drag it behind him like a sheet; in another a young man seems to be ironing his own two-dimensional body (see the photo below.) Unlike digital artists who find random pictures they can build upon, Johansson’s work is his own, 100 per cent. He comes up with an idea for a new image, sets out to take the pictures and ...
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