This is the work of Thomas Doyle. Truly unique and unusual in the most wonderful way! I recognized the style from a NYT Magazine cover a few years back that I always kept around just because I loved the image. Definitely a little weird, but definitely a lot awesome.
On a side note, I love cityscapes or scenes contained in glass — I think a sentiment carried over from my days spent playing SimCity 2000 where the glass-enclosed Archipelago was the ultimate goal. Despite the obvious spatial downsides of being confined to a limited space, I’ve always wanted to reside in such a dwelling.
Wow, amazing!
I think I won’t be able to survive in such an environment disconnected to everything. As the saying goes, NO MAN IS AN ISLAND. Although sometimes, I have the craving to just run away from it all. It will only be momentary.
Wow. Just wow.
I’m pretty sure you’ll like this too 🙂
http://www.martin-munoz.com
Seeing these images makes me want to build one of these myself! I wonder were one can acquire a glass dome with a wooden floor like the ones here… I’m just a sucker for anything absurd, so this just hits the spot for me! Thanks a lot for sharing Alex!
They sort of remind me of the photography Gregory Crewdson does. There’s a lot of tension between the characters, almost to where you’d guess what would happen next. Really interesting stuff, thanks for sharing!
I can’t describe how great I think these are!!!!
I just love these so much. I emailed him, but I doubt anything is for sale. I would love to have one of these that I like to just look at everyday.
I just love these so much. I emailed him, but I doubt anything is for sale. I would love to have one of these that I like to just look at everyday.
Amazing work.
Re: SimCity – Not Archipelago, Arcology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcology
@Douglas – Some are for sale at various galleries. Will have to find the link, but I also spoke with him and some pieces are up.
@ Brien – Thank you!! Ahh that was killing me. I knew I had the name wrong but couldn’t find it in the searches haha
I’m sucker for dioramas.
jotta interviewed Thomas and found out the reasons that prompted him to begin creating these curiously miniature worlds, evoking the memories of childhood but with a dark twist:
http://www.jotta.com/jotta/published/home/article/v2-published/1753/thomas-doyle-mining-the-debris-of-memory