Archinect - News2024-05-05T02:09:36-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150210436/brazilian-photographer-creates-fantastical-urban-landscapes
Brazilian photographer creates fantastical urban landscapes Sean Joyner2020-08-06T21:11:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/be/be5b9767ced28f2c82e2561c809a8002.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In Brazilian photographer <a href="https://www.cassiovasconcellos.com/series/collectives/#about-series" target="_blank">Cássio Vasconcellos'</a> series entitled <em>Collectives,</em> the artist "instigates a visual debate on the urban chaos of modern civilization by exploring jam-packed situations typical of our society," writes Art Historian and Critic Cynthia Garcia. Some of those scenarios include crowded beaches, cluttered parking lots, congested highways, and even "aircraft boneyards."</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/31/317671a2fdadf65511103082322e9015.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/31/317671a2fdadf65511103082322e9015.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><p><br></p><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/be/beca6b7d63dc500598fd525db894f9dd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/be/beca6b7d63dc500598fd525db894f9dd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Coletivo 3 — Detail.</figcaption></figure></figure></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/da/da343ab74f19f0e18f1da9fbd9c778ad.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/da/da343ab74f19f0e18f1da9fbd9c778ad.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Coletivo 3.</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Vasconcellos used hundreds of photos to create the final product, resulting in a fantastical reimagining of the urban landscapes of our modern age. Content Producer Micaela Neiva said of the collection: "The series...reveals a contemporary look of life stories from a globalized world seen through mosaics of constructed images."<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/98/98c7229ffdf63323b00e3d2934010ed0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/98/98c7229ffdf63323b00e3d2934010ed0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Coletivo 2.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/37752ce8f3682e3f7fd5122caba39470.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/37752ce8f3682e3f7fd5122caba39470.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Coletivo 2 — Detail.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/af/afe777cac4b1fd452d381278a8c0b58a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/af/afe777cac4b1fd452d381278a8c0b58a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Aeroporto.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/34/3455da3c550aa1567a8d6eba507619a8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/34/3455da3c550aa1567a8d6eba507619a8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Aeroporto — Detail.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e0/e064b8431c290bb3fad4f794b4b77dcd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e0/e064b8431c290bb3fad4f794b4b77dcd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Verde.</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f1f5b35e36de33a9b3b68da2b020cc95.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f1f5b35e36de33a9b3b68da2b020cc95.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Verde — Detail.</figcaption></figure></figure>