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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Fantastic Art by Tomasz Maronski


"QUANTUM SHOT" #188


Very Intricate, Surreal and Engrossing Work

Tomasz Maronski paints fascinating forms, which seem to originate from some smoky subconscious realm, then morph into entirely different kingdoms and realities and surround the viewer with the sultry and somewhat dangerous ambiance. They remind me of some "Pan's Labyrinth" movie concept art. See for yourself. With the artist's personal permission, here are some of the highlights of his exceptional work (click to enlarge):

Art, Design, Fantasy Graphics

Art, Design, Fantasy Graphics

Art, Design, Fantasy Graphics

Art, Design, Fantasy Graphics

Art, Design, Fantasy Graphics

Art, Design, Fantasy Graphics

Art, Design, Fantasy Graphics

Art, Design, Fantasy Graphics

Art, Design, Fantasy Graphics

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4 Comments:

Anonymous DiscoverSD said...

These have got to be some of the most amazing works of art I've ever seen.

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Blogger Musback said...

this seems more like the work of Beksinski, some are just copied and edited a bit... or am i wrong here?

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Blogger Kuba said...

Beksinski was an absolute master in this type of painting. These ones seem to be just a faint echoes of his works.

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Blogger Musback said...

well, maybe they've seen the same strange dimension ;-)

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