Dioramas

Charles Matton, "Hotel Hall", 2004 mixed media box construction, 86 x 29 x 24 inches with stand

Joe Fig, "Ryan McGinness: 3/23/06" 11x11x9.5", 2006

Joe Fig, "Julie Mehretu: 4/18/06" 11x11x9.5", 2006

Fig and Matton have both created dioramas based on artists' studios, but Matton's work often has more atmosphere and deliberate lighting, whereas Fig's pieces seem more matter-of-fact.

Today's post is inspired by the artwork for the new Interpol cd that comes out today and a recent post at moonriver based on dioramas and related work. I guess I've been pretty interested in the subject or medium for awhile now, given the amount of posts I've devoted to similar subject matter. Early on, I posted about the work of Michael Samuels, who builds interesting island seascapes and parking lots on table tops.

Michael Samuels, "Rescue Me"

I recently posted Callum Morton's small scale Billboards,

Callum Morton, "Screen #5 Outer Limits", 2006wood, acrylic paint and aluminium 93 × 110 × 45.5cm table 75 x 180 x 90 cm

and prior to that I featured the photography of Joeph O. Holmes.

And lastly, check out this genius combination of a potted plant and a miniature city park scene: