Erik Johansson (artist)
Erik Johansson | |
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 Johansson in 2013 | |
| Born | April 1985 (age 36)[1] |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Education | Chalmers University of Technology[1] |
| Known for | surrealist photography |
Notable work | The Funny Blogger |
| Website | ErikJohanssonPhoto.com |
Erik Johansson (born April 1985) is a Swedish-born artist based in Prague who creates surreal images by recombining photographs and other materials.[2][3][4] He captures ideas by combining images in new ways to create what looks like a real photograph, yet with logical inconsistencies to impart an effect of surrealism.
Biography[]
Erik Johannson grew up in rural Sweden that is the setting for many of his well-known images. His first camera was given to him when he was 15 years old and his mother was a painter. He studied Computer Engineering at Chalmers University in Gothenburg[5] and has worked for multinational companies such as Google, Ikea and Microsoft.
He became self-employed when he moved to Norrköping. He became known since his student days after having uploaded some projects on the internet and responded to many commission requests. In 2012 he moved permanently to Germany, living in Berlin for several years, and eventually decided to move to the nearby Czech capital.
His witty and striking creations have been defined by some authors as impossible photography.[6]
Creative Process[]
Some finished images are the combination of "hundreds of original photographs" as well as raw materials, and Johansson spends dozens of hours using image manipulation software such as Adobe Photoshop to alter the image digitally and to illustrate his idea.[7] Reporter Robert Krulwich wrote that Johansson creates a "meticulous fantasy" which is "part photograph, part construction, part drawing" with "so many layers of foolery in his images, you can't pull the illusion apart, it fits together so perfectly."[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c FAQ & Biography Archived 2014-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved Oct. 16, 2014
- ^ "Post-photography: when artists go wild with cameras - in pictures". The Guardian. 2 October 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
...Go Your Own Road, 2008, by Erik Johansson....
- ^ a b Robert Krulwich (August 24, 2014). "Roadways You Can Install Like Throw Rugs". NPR. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
...He's a photographer and, as he puts it modestly, "a retouch artist" from Sweden, based in Berlin. What you see here is a meticulous fantasy — part photograph, part construction, part drawing. There are so many layers of foolery in his images, you can't pull the illusion apart, it fits together so perfectly ...
- ^ "Erik Johanssons foton lever i en tredimensionell verklighet". Sverigesradio. March 6, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
...Erik Johansson från Holmestad arbetar som retuscherande fotograf och sann artist. ...
- ^ Mingo, Por (2012-11-01). "Erik Johansson el Fotógrafo y Photoshop". Conoce el mundo de la Fotografía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "How to Create Impossible Images: Erik Johansson". Digital Photography School. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ Kerr, Euan (25 January 2019). "Johansson's surreal images delight, provoke thoughts". MPR News.
External links[]
- Official website
- Official Facebook page
- Erik Johansson at TED
- Impossible photography, a TED talk (TEDSalon London 2011)
- NPR report with video of Johansson at work
- Photoshop prank on YouTube
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