Well it’s alot of places – fascinated by factory facades, roadscapes and industrial lighting – you could say this place is Highpoint, Mt Waverley, the Monash Freeway inspired….
This is fabulous…I love the lines, conscious and implied. AND, at the back of the photo there is something very “Edward Hopper-esque” about the wall and doorways. You’ve inspired me to upload a photo I took at the Ikea carpark, last winter :)
The colour is really pleasing as are the lines. I enjoyed looking through your photos because they are not your ordinary run of the mill shots and hold one’s interest. Keep up the good work.
LOL, I just worked it out and clicked on your tag “jeffrey_smart” to see all of these wonderful works. (Yes, I am a bit slow on the uptake sometimes) Excellent!
Well spotted Paul, I love the desolated feeling – a scene devoid of life but shows some existence… so surreal and painterly… love the light and the composition… Nice work!
Great creation Paul. The repetition of the doorways on the roof line and the street light gives this a really clean industrial look. If only the city were the way you see it – better place all round.
this image is so alive , there is nothing there but you can just feel a sense that it`s a little too quiet, love the different tones they are out of the normal bringing this to life… brilliant
I am representing the estate of Edward Hopper and ordering you to cease and desist channeling him. We are under strict orders from Mr. Hopper’s will to let him rest in peace and your seemingly deliberate attempts to take his essence even farther than he himself conceived is undoubtedly causing the turning noises that seem to be emanating from his grave.
In the future we will appreciate it if you will stop showing people what Edward might have imagined the 21st century to feel like, and to simultaneously stop evoking his sense of meaningless order in a fading urban landscape. We have the rights to all of his work and they were enhanced by the limits of supply at his death.. until you came along and showed an astonishing talent to even make some of the originals less impressive.
I could go on, but I keep getting distracted by the uncanny image above which Mr. Hopper surely would have done… unless of course you have in fact discovered a lost Hopper? If so please inform us.
wow Ted – you give me such high praise that I blush… thank you so much… you spend so much time commenting – love that… your words are so appreciated!
eyeonu
Love how always keep certain symbolic images within your landscape images, as with this the tree representative of Nature and in others it could an automobile or a human, just my perception today as I’ve been browsing your gallery. :-)
Paul-Your art is fantastically surreal! Looking at many of your pics I wanted to comment on almost all of them-but thats boarderline stalking so I’ll keep it simple. This pic pops out at me because its contradictory in its nature-at first glance it looks simple and clean but the further you engage into the details I’m suckered punched into its wonderful shapes, patterns, & ballance-Inspiring!.
wow thanks ron for the amazing praise…. love what you see… yes, I try and paint through my images my interpretation of the world I see or prefer to see… LOL, so wonderful to hear your words here… many thanks, paul
Lindsay Blamey
NIce lines and light. Love the repetition of squares.
Stuart Murdoch
.bewdy, where is this?
Paul Vanzella
Well it’s alot of places – fascinated by factory facades, roadscapes and industrial lighting – you could say this place is Highpoint, Mt Waverley, the Monash Freeway inspired….
Sallyrose
flat sharp clean lines make me think of jeffery smart..
Melody
This is fabulous…I love the lines, conscious and implied. AND, at the back of the photo there is something very “Edward Hopper-esque” about the wall and doorways. You’ve inspired me to upload a photo I took at the Ikea carpark, last winter :)
ARPhotography
great depth – your that good I actually think that you are photoshop.
barb
the curve is fantastic!
mawaho
The colour is really pleasing as are the lines. I enjoyed looking through your photos because they are not your ordinary run of the mill shots and hold one’s interest. Keep up the good work.
Cameron Stephen
LOL, I just worked it out and clicked on your tag “jeffrey_smart” to see all of these wonderful works. (Yes, I am a bit slow on the uptake sometimes) Excellent!
abingdon
amazing
C Lance
Very Jeffery Smart – fantastic
Mel Brackstone
I’m learning so much from looking through your portfolio. Jeffrey Smart! Wonderful light and tones again.
Erica Corr
Aah, fabulous…
Enrico Bettesw...
Well spotted Paul, I love the desolated feeling – a scene devoid of life but shows some existence… so surreal and painterly… love the light and the composition… Nice work!
EOS20
Looks great! :)
deano
great use of lines and colour. all in all a great image.
Andrew Maccoll
all killer… no filller
SylviaHardy
I love the smooth texture and the light is so beautiful!
Elaine van Dyk
Brilliant, Paul! Great shapes, with touches of colour to bring the whole image to life. Very interesting and visually stimulating composition.
Brett Foster
Great creation Paul. The repetition of the doorways on the roof line and the street light gives this a really clean industrial look. If only the city were the way you see it – better place all round.
nick board
Hi Paul
Do you sign your stuff?
i think you might be a good investment.
Lisa Defazio
Cardboard box land and its fabulous, scenic, evocative of the works of simplified art movement that came out of NY in the sixties. Fine piece of work.
Helen Green
Lovely photo Paul
TalBright
fantastic composition!
Mark Richards
Great composition, Paul.
Dave Hiskey
love the sense of isolation and emptyness…theres’s something sad and desolete about an empty road…it only lives to be used
Paul Vanzella
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great insight dave – thank you so much! Yes, love the emptiness in this piece.. just crying out for human interaction!
Trinx
Nice diffuse lighting and warm textures. The curve of the highway against the square warehouse is very effective. Another beauty
Glenn-Patrick ...
Incredible comp here.I can learn from this.
SKVee
the emptiness is why Geoffery Smart placed his bewildering little fat man in his painting. Is this one in Melbourne?
Paul Vanzella
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yes, all Melbourne… and yes – where is that fat man when you need him.. thanks for the cool comment!
Anne Staub
Excellent image/work.
hybryds
and still he does not tell us how he does it, naughty boy, I think its all cardboard build?????
Carmelh
Love the lines …the curve of the road against the perpendicular nature of the buildings….can see the influence….nice image!!
Paul Vanzella
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thanks so much Carmel, can’t get enough of austere landscapes and street scenes… they just speak to me!
Imagematrix
Great shot Paul. Love the light and lines.
RAWIMAGE
Some of these images are eery devoid of humans with a couple of trees in amongst all the concrete… like scenes from a sci fi movie!
Paul Vanzella
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thanks mate – sometimes I love a world devoid of humans!
SNik
a de Chirico feel. love it!
karolina
Love this style of yours!
Joey Visser
wonderfull! you have great style!
H M Bascom
Hey this is pretty cool. I like the way the freeway ramp rolls in and then swoops out of frame. Nice work.
Anette Tyler
Nice lines and composition. The colours are always great
RebeccaT
I can see the graphic designer influence with this one. It’s so perfect! Beautiful work!!!
Paul Vanzella
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thanks so much Rebecca!... LOL can’t squash the designer in me.. thanks for the cool coments!
Daniel Rayfield
this image is so alive , there is nothing there but you can just feel a sense that it`s a little too quiet, love the different tones they are out of the normal bringing this to life… brilliant
Paul Vanzella
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thank you so much 6point1 – so glad it brought out an emotion in you…
Anthony Mancuso
fantastic image Paul, excellent composition.
Ted Byrne
I am representing the estate of Edward Hopper and ordering you to cease and desist channeling him. We are under strict orders from Mr. Hopper’s will to let him rest in peace and your seemingly deliberate attempts to take his essence even farther than he himself conceived is undoubtedly causing the turning noises that seem to be emanating from his grave.
In the future we will appreciate it if you will stop showing people what Edward might have imagined the 21st century to feel like, and to simultaneously stop evoking his sense of meaningless order in a fading urban landscape. We have the rights to all of his work and they were enhanced by the limits of supply at his death.. until you came along and showed an astonishing talent to even make some of the originals less impressive.
I could go on, but I keep getting distracted by the uncanny image above which Mr. Hopper surely would have done… unless of course you have in fact discovered a lost Hopper? If so please inform us.
Paul Vanzella
replied
wow Ted – you give me such high praise that I blush… thank you so much… you spend so much time commenting – love that… your words are so appreciated!
eyeonu
Love how always keep certain symbolic images within your landscape images, as with this the tree representative of Nature and in others it could an automobile or a human, just my perception today as I’ve been browsing your gallery. :-)
Paul Vanzella
thnaks so much peter – love your insight here….!
Ron Quick 7 days ago
Paul-Your art is fantastically surreal! Looking at many of your pics I wanted to comment on almost all of them-but thats boarderline stalking so I’ll keep it simple. This pic pops out at me because its contradictory in its nature-at first glance it looks simple and clean but the further you engage into the details I’m suckered punched into its wonderful shapes, patterns, & ballance-Inspiring!.
Paul Vanzella
replied 7 days ago
wow thanks ron for the amazing praise…. love what you see… yes, I try and paint through my images my interpretation of the world I see or prefer to see… LOL, so wonderful to hear your words here…
many thanks, paul
funkybunch 7 days ago
great lines and the emptiness is stunning, superb image
Mark Coward 7 days ago
Wonderful lines and tones. The subdued pastels of the doors lends the whole an enchanting melancholia.