In Chris Labrooy's hyper-realistic manipulated images, reason -- and often gravity -- seem to have taken the day off. His most recent series, "911," centers on the Porsche 911 Carrera RS.
"911" —
In Chris Labrooy's hyper-realistic manipulated images, reason -- and often gravity -- seem to have taken the day off. His most recent series, "911," centers on the Porsche 911 Carrera RS.
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His colors are soft and the contrast is gentle, letting the bizarre shapes do most of the talking.
"911" —
His colors are soft and the contrast is gentle, letting the bizarre shapes do most of the talking.
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"I would say I'm an image-maker or illustrator, although the techniques I use are very different to traditional forms of illustration," says Labrooy. In the past, Labrooy has produced commissioned works for international brands including Apple, Citroen and Nike.
"911" —
"I would say I'm an image-maker or illustrator, although the techniques I use are very different to traditional forms of illustration," says Labrooy. In the past, Labrooy has produced commissioned works for international brands including Apple, Citroen and Nike.
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His "Citroen C3 Genealogy" series, was commissioned by the French autos brand.
"Citroen C3 Genealogy" —
His "Citroen C3 Genealogy" series, was commissioned by the French autos brand.
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"I was asked by Citroen to create a 3D sculpture that explored the genealogy of the new Citroen C3 car. Cars featured include the 2CV, Visa, AX, Saxo, C3 gen 1, C3 gen 2 and the new Citroen C3," Labrooy writes on his website.
"Citroen C3 Genealogy" —
"I was asked by Citroen to create a 3D sculpture that explored the genealogy of the new Citroen C3 car. Cars featured include the 2CV, Visa, AX, Saxo, C3 gen 1, C3 gen 2 and the new Citroen C3," Labrooy writes on his website.
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His "Tales Of Auto Elasticity" series was inspired by road trips in California.
"Tales Of Auto Elasticity" —
His "Tales Of Auto Elasticity" series was inspired by road trips in California.
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"The context is just as important as the car, and I try to select cars and places that are going to bounce off each other," he says.
"Tales Of Auto Elasticity" —
"The context is just as important as the car, and I try to select cars and places that are going to bounce off each other," he says.
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Labrooy felt that the Pontiac best summed up his concept of a Brooklyn neighborhood he once walked through.
"Auto Aerobics" —
Labrooy felt that the Pontiac best summed up his concept of a Brooklyn neighborhood he once walked through.
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"I tend to focus on a particular aspect of car culture that I am interested in such as Porsches, Japanese classics or American pickup trucks, for example," Labrooy says of what inspires him.
"Tokyo" —
"I tend to focus on a particular aspect of car culture that I am interested in such as Porsches, Japanese classics or American pickup trucks, for example," Labrooy says of what inspires him.
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Sonic the Hedgehog and Pikachu drive by in a stretched yellow Toyota GT86.
"Tokyo" —
Sonic the Hedgehog and Pikachu drive by in a stretched yellow Toyota GT86.
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Check out more of Chris Labrooy's work <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrislabrooy.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">here</a>.
"Tokyo" —
Check out more of Chris Labrooy's work here.
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