Landscapes evading gravity by Aydın Büyüktaş
28/01/2016.
[Istanbul] Turkey
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
Turkish photographer and digital artist Aydin Büyüktas turns the streets of Istanbul upside down in these warped cityscapes that appear to curve infinitely upward and outward toward the skies. While it’s tempting to draw parallels with stunning visuals from the 2010 movie Inception, the artist says his true inspiration is taken from the 1884 satirical novella Flatland that depicts a two-dimensional world occupied by geometric figures. In this series, also titled Flatland, Büyüktas photographed canals, bazaars, skate parks, and bridges with the aid of a drone and then digitally stitched them together as dramatically inverted spaces without a visible horizon.
Yeni Cami Istanbul, by © Aydın Büyüktaş.
Demirciler, Istanbul, by © Aydın Büyüktaş.
Basibuyuk, Istanbul, by © Aydın Büyüktaş.
Kurbağalıdere Kadikoy, Istanbul, by © Aydın Büyüktaş.
El Gran Bazaar, Istanbul, by © Aydın Büyüktaş.
Kurbagli Dere Istanbul, by © Aydın Büyüktaş.
Busbahnhof Istanbul, by © Aydın Büyüktaş.
Sultanahmet square, Istanbul, by © Aydın Büyüktaş.
Sali Pazari, Istanbul, by © Aydın Büyüktaş.
Maltepe stadium, Istanbul, by © Aydın Büyüktaş.
Ülker Sports Arena Istanbul, by © Aydın Büyüktaş.
Kaykay, Istanbul, by © Aydın Büyüktaş.
Aydın Büyüktaş is a Turkish photographer born in Ankara in 1972, dropped out form Bilkent University Tourism Management Department because it was not his future dream. After having improved himself in the fields of visual effect and 3D animation, he focused more on photography. He also has been continuing his academic education at the department of photography of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University since 2012.
The images show entire neighborhoods completely folded, with streets that extend into the sky creating a visual chute free of gravity. To achieve these images use photograph by drones and 3D software, that if it is handled carefully, creates digital landscapes that allow us to see surreal images as everyday images.
“We live in places that most of the times don’t draw our attention, places that transform our memories, places that the artist gives another dimension,” says Büyüktaş. “These works aim to leave the viewer alone with a surprising visuality, ironic as well as multidimensional, romantic point of view.”
