[PHOTOS] No Canvas? This Guy Uses The Sky To Make Art
French photographer and illustrator Lamadieu Thomas uses the sky as his canvas, interestingly filling it with animated characters and animals.
By Melody Oei — 28 Apr 2014, 04:53 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
French photographer and illustrator Lamadieu Thomas captures disorienting images of cities and fills the skies with playful illustrations
Looking through the fish-eye lens of his camera, French photographer and illustrator Lamadieu Thomas captures disorienting images of cities and fills the skies with playful illustrations.
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"I love searching the skies above cities and thinking about what I could draw, giving life to emptiness," says Lamadieu Thomas
"I love searching the skies above cities and thinking about what I could draw, giving life to emptiness," he says. Thomas has amassed images from various cities for the series, entitled SkyArt.
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"My artistic aim is to show a different perception of urban architecture and the everyday environment around us, what we can construct with a boundless imagination"
He turns images of jagged building skyscapes into fanciful characters, from pirates to tourists to girls with curious hair
The work of Lamadieu Thomas will be part of his Skyart exhibition, which runs as part of Hong Kong's Le French May festival from 2-31 May 2014
Le French May (法國五月) is an annual arts festival organized by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong & Macau to promote French art and culture. Events include visual arts, operas, classical and contemporary dance, music and theatre, circus as well as cinema.