michele durazzi’s surreal cityscapes juxtapose nature and architecture

michele durazzi’s surreal cityscapes juxtapose nature and architecture
all images courtesy of michele durazzi

florence-based artist michele durazzi has brought together a series of surreal cityscapes, designed to highlight the continual and sometimes unorthodox engagement between nature and building.

conceived as ‘storytelling through the architectural detail’, durazzi’s work exists at the junction of fiction and fantasy, where impossible structures exist alongside familiar landscapes and scenes. the artist’s digital ‘trip within surreal minimalism’ sees the image’s genuineness explored through a human occupation that also determines the scale and vastness of the particular scenario. consequently, the viewer is required to bridge gaps in cognitive thought, as if to compensate for a premeditated area of partial blindness.

the ‘trip within surreal minimalism’ sees the image’s genuineness explored through human occupation

the work is designed to highlight the unorthodox engagement between nature and building

durazzi’s work exists at the junction of fiction and fantasy

individual figures determine the scale and vastness of the particular scenario

a textured façade implies an organic tactility 

the surreal cityscapes include an aerial view of a circular swimming pool 

in the place of a bridge, the highway goes temporaily beneath the water’s surface

a lone figure on a bench sits in front of a ridged spherical structure 

a vortex appears at the center of this public square

a distinctively clad elevation is reflected in the adjacent water