Salvador Dali - his home in Portlligat

To be known for his surrealistic paintings and art. His house, which he partly constructed and planned himself, is a most practical and surprisingly well organized villa, placed in a small hill ending at the shore of the Mediterranian Sea. Beatifully situated in a most attractive marine landscape. Carefully planned rooms and a most inviting garden, overlooking the sea, with a grand swimmingpool. In- and outside with loads of pieces of his art, surralistic as naturalistic. A place well worth to visit - only app. 1 hr. from Figueres. Remember to book in advance as only 8 people is admitted pr. slot. Along Costa Brava, Spain not far from the French Border and his museum in Figueres you will find Salvador Dali's home at the seashore of Portlligat outside the small Spanish/Catalan town Cadaqués. LINK: Arbyn's Cloud Mind, Via: Youtube

Prehistoric Landscape in Holland

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If you take a short train journey north from Amsterdam you really should choose to sit on your left. A little piece of prehistory is waiting to greet you because when you pass the small town of Almere you will come across something that has not been seen in Europe for thousands of years. The Dutch government have, for the past forty years, been funding a quite extraordinary project. Seeing is believing - visit the link HERE and take a look for yourself. LINK

Sea of Glass

The coastal landscape of West Wales provides the setting for this short film.
Animation,music and photography are juxtaposed in order to explore the liminal space
between land and sea.

The film has evolved from an original piece produced as part of an audio-visual
performance with the composer Tom Middleton at the National Film Theatre, London. LINK

A Voyeuristic Peek Outside Skywalker Ranch

You should watch this video for two reasons. One, it's gorgeous, filmed on the Canon 5D/7D dSLRs at 1080p. Two, it gives you a peek outside George Lucas' famed workshop, like a more romantic, landscape-focused version of Cribs. [PhilipBloom / Planet5D], LINK, Via: Vimeo

Incredible Natural Arches On Earth

“We humans sometimes seem to think we’ve got it all sown up as the premiere architects on this planet, but Nature is actually well ahead when it comes to constructing wonders of design emerging from the landscape. Take the arch, for example. While it was only a few millennia ago that humankind began to build these impressive structures, Mother Earth has been molding them for millions of years. Get your hiking boots on; we’re taking a trip to find the most amazing of these natural formations the earth has to offer, with points awarded for both size and splendor.” LINK

Electrifying Landscape Photography Captures Our Electric World

We've all seen long exposure photography, allowing you to create shapes with light. But I don't think any of us has seen anything quite like the work of Barry Underwood, a landscape photographer for our connected, electric world.

His landscapes, while painstakingly staged, incorporate man-made light with an almost eerie naturalness. The glowing elements that should jar our eyes as electrical protrusions actually serve to capture nature with a new thesis.

You can see the collection with your own eyes as it's on display from November 21st 2009 - January 9th 2010 at Johansson Projects in Oakland, CA. [Johansson Projects and Barry Underwood, Via: BLDBLOG, Via: Gizmodo]

Majestic Landscape Photographs by Patrick Smith

Patrick Smith is a landscape and seascape photographer from San Fransisco, California. His photography has been published in many photography magazines, and he currently has images at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. His photographic goal is to capture exactly how it feels to be there at the moment of exposure. LINK

If you like Patrick’s work, which I’m sure you will, be sure to check out his website, located here: http://www.patricksmithphotography.com/

3D Landscape Photography

Landscape photographs are not simple snapshots, but strive to capture the untamed, pure natural scenery. The beautiful scenery is the subject whether that is wilderness, sea or something in-between. Strong landforms are often captured, using ambient light and varying weather elements although urban landscape imagery is also photographed. 3D style landscapes bend reality to give a dimensional feel to viewers. Landscapes often spark an emotional response and can inspire environmental protection instincts. LINK

The Spiraling Library: Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s new National Library in Astana is a sight for sore eyes. Designed by BIG Architects, who were recently awarded first prize in an open international design competition, the library's naturally lit interior corridors provide a perfect place to read your favorite book.

The new 355,000 sqaure foot (33,000 sq m) library will be located in the center of Astana with views of the entire city. The entire community will have access to the library, which will be open for meetings, cultural events, and historical record keeping. Outside, visitors will find various trees, plants, rocks, and minerals taken from all over the country, and will have a chance to experience firsthand their diverse native landscape. LINK

Paper Landscape at Les Voutes in Paris

by Guy Sherwin
1975/2006
9mins Colour Silent Super 8
The filmmaker interacts with film projected onto a transparent screen, playing with the illusion of time and space.

Performed at Les Voutes in 2006. Organized by Lightcone Paris.

Paper Landscape plays with the illusory space within the screen by working directly with the material of the screen. A live performance is played off against a filmed record of a past event.

It starts with the projector illuminating a transparent polythene screen. Behind the screen stands the performer/filmmaker who applies white paint to the polythene. As a result the film image is revealed; it shows the same performer slowly tearing up a paper screen of the same size, to reveal a landscape. With the live performer gradually walling himself in behind a layer of white paint, the attention of the audience turns increasingly to the image of landscape projected onto this surface, and to the illusory performer who demonstrates the nature of deep space by running into the distance until he has merged with the landscape. Finally the confines of the cinema space are dramatically reaffirmed as the live performer slices the screen and steps through into the space that the audience occupies. LINK: Youtube

Surreal Art

"Profound Imagery of Samuel Bak, Holocaust Survivor"
He also re-works the hebrew letters of names of his parents and grandparents, placing these shapes in a surreal (blasted and sorrowful) landscape. You have to see this series for yourself.

There is also other artist at the same LINK.

Images of New Zealand

Tranquil landscape collage. LINK

Japan Digital Landscape Wallpapers

17 Amazing Japan Digital Landscape Wallpapers. LINK

Ardell Morton Scottish Landscape Artist

Photo above, Eilean Donan Castle, Wester.

Ardell Morton is a Scottish landscape artist born in the U.S. of Scottish heritage.
A traditional oil painter, she specializes in the Highlands and the Hebrides Islands where she has traveled extensively, sketching and documenting the local landscape and wildlife. A large part of her time is also spent in historical research of Scottish clans in relation to their strongholds and medieval castle sites.

Ardell Morton Scottish Landscape Artist.