https://scienceblogs.com/ en https://scienceblogs.com/bioephemera/2010/02/01/paprika-mars-cotton-clouds <span>Paprika Mars, cotton clouds</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><img src="http://scienceblogs.com/bioephemera/wp-content/blogs.dir/263/files/2012/04/i-84622d41f09afe3cb35eb2311fe02318-1366531260768965.jpg" alt="i-84622d41f09afe3cb35eb2311fe02318-1366531260768965.jpg" /><br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/MatthewAlbanese/frame">Matthew Albanese</a> makes miniature dioramas out of everyday materials and photographs them, producing Uncanny Valley landscapes that seem almost, but not quite, real. His <em>Paprika Mars</em>, above, is made of 12 pounds of charcoal and spices (paprika, cinnamon, nutmeg, chili powder). <em>Fields, After the Storm</em>, below, is mostly faux fur and cotton. </p> <p>Albanese's scenes are convincing precisely because they're so paradigmatic - the standard desolate planetary surface, Western grassland, etc. His work exploits our cognitive tendencies to interpret stimuli against the backdrop of our experience, especially when it comes to conventional perspective. </p> <p><img src="http://scienceblogs.com/bioephemera/wp-content/blogs.dir/263/files/2012/04/i-42cef0b110bbee4c663d238307116bf3-1366531260769673.jpg" alt="i-42cef0b110bbee4c663d238307116bf3-1366531260769673.jpg" /></p> <p>Via <a href="http://www.behance.net/MatthewAlbanese/frame/366923">Behance</a>, at the suggestion of reader Jake. Thanks!</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/author/bioephemera" lang="" about="/author/bioephemera" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">bioephemera</a></span> <span>Mon, 02/01/2010 - 08:10</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/artists-art" hreflang="en">Artists &amp; Art</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/ephemera" hreflang="en">ephemera</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/frivolity" hreflang="en">Frivolity</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/neuroscience" hreflang="en">neuroscience</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/photography" hreflang="en">Photography</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/art" hreflang="en">Art</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/artist" hreflang="en">artist</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/illusion" hreflang="en">illusion</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/landscape-0" hreflang="en">Landscape</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/miniature" hreflang="en">miniature</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/ephemera" hreflang="en">ephemera</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/neuroscience" hreflang="en">neuroscience</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/photography" hreflang="en">Photography</a></div> </div> </div> <section> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2405191" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1265102644"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Wow! That is amazing. Paprika Mars is blowing my mind.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2405191&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="CiCECaJkjv3dsfLoAn9kYUYCqIopW4iaUsZnPxpK7Uk"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Erin (not verified)</span> on 02 Feb 2010 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/32160/feed#comment-2405191">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> </section> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="comment-forbidden"><a href="/user/login?destination=/bioephemera/2010/02/01/paprika-mars-cotton-clouds%23comment-form">Log in</a> to post comments</li></ul> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:10:41 +0000 bioephemera 129776 at https://scienceblogs.com