“Star Wars” by Murat Palta
Victor Morton bait! Istanbul-based artist Murat Palta has created a series of images re-imagining classic films in traditional Ottoman imagery. Utterly delightful.
(Via Gretchen Denker Devinsky’s Facebook feed.)
Murat Palta, Neo-Ottoman Genius
5 Responses to Murat Palta, Neo-Ottoman Genius
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Irenist says:
I was looking for a new desktop background….
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SusanF says:
This is lovely. Kudos to the artist,
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Steve says:
In a similar spirit, there is an artist who makes Japanese woodblock print versions of scenes from Nintendo games, using traditional woodblock printing techniques
http://www.geekologie.com/2012/06/more-japanese-woodblock-nintendo-charact.php
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Geoff Guth says:
To cross-pollinate threads a little, if the problem of a city is its complexity, so too is is joy. Cities make intersections of culture like this not just possible, but easy.
Oh sure, he just HAD to put the Ewoks in there. I suppose I should be glad there’s no prequel stuff.