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The artists bending cities to their will

Updated 10:44 PM EST, Tue February 13, 2018
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Victor Enrich's manipulated image attaches Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim building to the side of central London's "Cheesegrater" skyscraper, a critique of the impact of money on art.
Victor Enrich's manipulated image attaches Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim building to the side of central London's "Cheesegrater" skyscraper, a critique of the impact of money on art.
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In his 2013 series "NHDK," Enrich manipulated a single photo of Munich hotel into a series of 88 different shapes.
In his 2013 series "NHDK," Enrich manipulated a single photo of Munich hotel into a series of 88 different shapes.
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Enrich's work has become increasingly provocative, with this recent picture re-imagining Trump's White House in solid gold.
Enrich's work has become increasingly provocative, with this recent picture re-imagining Trump's White House in solid gold.
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Enrich's "City Portraits" series saw the artist and photographer twisting tower blocks into unusual and fantastical shapes.
Enrich's "City Portraits" series saw the artist and photographer twisting tower blocks into unusual and fantastical shapes.
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Enrich digitally maps the photographic perspective and the building's architectural lines, before bending buildings to his will.
Enrich digitally maps the photographic perspective and the building's architectural lines, before bending buildings to his will.
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After altering a building, Enrich must painstakingly apply texture, color and shading to make changes appear as realistic as possible.
After altering a building, Enrich must painstakingly apply texture, color and shading to make changes appear as realistic as possible.
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Enrich's vision of an impossibly top-heavy skyscraper that appears to stand without structural support.
Enrich's vision of an impossibly top-heavy skyscraper that appears to stand without structural support.
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"Maybe what I'm trying to do is invite people to play with me," Enrich said, "to invite people into my world."
"Maybe what I'm trying to do is invite people to play with me," Enrich said, "to invite people into my world."
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Having spent more than a decade as a CG artist and visualizer for architecture firms in Barcelona, Enrich was already familiar with the 3D modeling software needed to distort his pictures.
Having spent more than a decade as a CG artist and visualizer for architecture firms in Barcelona, Enrich was already familiar with the 3D modeling software needed to distort his pictures.
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In one of his best-known series, "Pilgrimage Along Modernity," Brussels-based artist Xavier Delory modifies pictures of famous modernist buildings to make them appear abandoned or vandalized.
In one of his best-known series, "Pilgrimage Along Modernity," Brussels-based artist Xavier Delory modifies pictures of famous modernist buildings to make them appear abandoned or vandalized.
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Delory's work often envisages the impact of urban decay on buildings.
Delory's work often envisages the impact of urban decay on buildings.
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A series of towers made by stacking typical Brussels houses on top of one another.
A series of towers made by stacking typical Brussels houses on top of one another.
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Delory refers to his work -- and that of similar artists -- as "architectural fiction."
Delory refers to his work -- and that of similar artists -- as "architectural fiction."
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Enrich imagines an implausible apartment block wedged between two grand Munich buildings.
Enrich imagines an implausible apartment block wedged between two grand Munich buildings.
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Delory's images of standalone facades critique the conservation practice of maintaining a historic building's frontage while demolishing the rest.
Delory's images of standalone facades critique the conservation practice of maintaining a historic building's frontage while demolishing the rest.
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In an image named "Closed on Sundays," Delory created a supermarket in the shape of a church as a commentary on consumerism.
In an image named "Closed on Sundays," Delory created a supermarket in the shape of a church as a commentary on consumerism.
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