Incredible paintings of a dystopian future-past by Swedish painter Simon Stålenhag

[alexd]

More on the artist website:
Simon Stålenhag Art Gallery

 

[djfear]

I like these two:

 

[rswbrixton]

cool find !! thanks for sharing !

 

[KickIT]

Good to see the K-car makes a return in this dystopian future.

 

[alexd]

I like this one a lot because of the way he does the snowflakes caught in the light.

I wish I could afford one of these because I would buy one in a minute. They have the clean graphic lines of Christopher Pratt (my favorite artist) PLUS the awesomeness of SciFi.

I like how in some of the paintings the machines are still powered up but obviously rusting and abandoned...

The deeper meaning I guess is that no matter what happens on this planet, there will still be dandelions and snow which will outlive technology.

 

[Dialog]

 

[alexd]

That one is fantastic as well.

 

[el presidente Highsteppa]

The one you posted on facebook was my favorite of the bunch.

 

[alexd]

They are so good. I might buy a print if I can get a big enough one...

 

[alexd]

more:

and this one i find particularly ominous:

 

[el presidente Highsteppa]

This one. This is the one that I find stunning. Love it.

 

[Inv si le]

Could look at these all day, love the varying use of Seasons.

 

[rentboy]

^^

Agreed. I'm loving the throwbacks to 70s and 80s cars and clothing in conjunction with advanced, and often broken down technology.

The detail is outstanding.

 

[djfear]

Found on imgur, and relevant to this thread, though it's a different artist:
Amazing oil paintings of 1920 soviet mechs by Jakub Rozalski - Imgur

JAKUB ROZALSKI

 

[djfear]

And two more from the tumblr link I really liked:

and from Tumblr...

 

[Snuffy]

With all the rusty things lying around, I suspect that tetanus is going to be an issue in the future.

 

[alexd]

With all the rusty things lying around, I suspect that tetanus is going to be an issue in the future.

Or very large ticks:

 

[djfear]

 

[rentboy]

wow! :O

 

[Klubmasta Will]

awesome.

 

[Jeffsus]

Very impressive. I have no artistic talent.

-jM
A&D

 

[djfear]

 

[djfear]

Some new stuff. I seriously wanna grab the book.

source & artist: Simon Stålenhag Art Gallery

 

[Hal-9000]

I want to see this movie.

 

[djfear]

So the book is out, though shipping is a bit much - $30. Book is approximately $60. The shipping seems to stay constant if you order 2 or 3. If anyone is interested in going in on an order, then lemme know. I was thinking of getting this for my brother for Christmas.