Forest "portals" Matt Uorfolda

Remember what we were like as a child? In ordinary things that surround us , we could see sparks of magic.

Children and dreamers and romantics , invent your own world , in which the real items without labor combined with fictitious. Comes about as a British photographer and editor Matt Walford (Matt Walford): referring to the child within himself, he creates a fantastic gateway to other worlds of prime forest landscapes.



« In all his works I behave the same way: first I destroy the integrity of nature in the pictures , whether landscape, flower, green leaf , or some sort of edible fruit. Then I dreamily reconstruct natural things and their fragments and create a universe in which things are different - not as much as we used to see. I think this will understand me every boy : who is not familiar with this burning desire to make out a complex subject on the cogs - Gadget and understand how it works, and then collect back ? - In fact, reinvent - with a love of science and the natural world.»



This fotorekonstruktsii dedicated a series of surreal illustrations entitled" Portals »(Portals). Artist not take it just to enjoy the beauty that he sees through the lens of your camera - the scenery forest edges and marshy creeks , rich colors of spring flowers and autumn leaves - his restless mind is looking for ways to cooperate with it in one form or another.



as a result of this rethinking and great professionalism Matt we are able to enjoy the fantastic paintings : and although they resemble magnificent frescoes Arab patterns , and in some places you can count as many as eight suns simultaneously , these" portals"still born from these earthly landscapes.



To achieve such impressive results , the photographer uses a combination of different techniques : from digital photography and collage , and ending using a modified flatbed scanner designed to work with black-and- white and color halftone images.

It"s pretty thin and capricious system, one of the most important characteristics of which is the color depth, or"bit depth color ," as one would say professionals.Of this parameter depends on the ability to bring out the details in the shadows of the fine material - that is, the transmission quality of grayscale tones and brightness. It is clear that the editing process requires not only time consuming but also more knowledge in this area.



One of the photographs in this series was selected in handy publishing «Duncan Baird Publishers» as a cover for the book by Tim Frick"Mystical experience » (Tim Freke: The mistery experience). This philosophical work is the result of 40 years of research of different cultures and worldviews of scientists past and present. The book contains a kaleidoscope of inspiring ideas that the author learned from quantum physics , Buddhism , oriental , works of Carl Jung , Joseph Campbell , Walt Whitman ...

We can say that"mystical experience"- that"s the way man of the 21st century can express eternal wisdom of life in a fundamentally new and simultaneously accessible form , which complements the findings of modern science.



« This book is for researchers. Spiritual awakening comes spontaneously - when we suddenly realize exciting mysteries of existence. Then we feel the impressive unity with all life , with the whole universe.We experience the ecstatic feeling of boundless love and lust life exciting adventure. Learn to think , going beyond the usual logic. Learn how we can simultaneously embrace science and spirituality.Celebrate your life ».



according to the announcement , the main theme of the book - the ecology of the soul. And this is good news : just such literature is able to make people happier , conscious , and ultimately inspires more care about the world.

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