Visualisation artist Forbes Massie has exhibited a series of architectural renderings with a painterly rather than photorealistic aesthetic at the Protein Studios gallery in east London (+ slideshow).
London-based Massie ? who counts Thomas Heatherwick, David Chipperfield and Haptic among his clients ? showed 14 of his studio's latest images for a two-day exhibition entitled Seduction of Light.
Swan Observatory by Eleanor Rennie Architects Rather than following the trend for photorealism that is popular with many CGI artists, Massie's images are deliberately designed to "evoke atmosphere" in the same way as a painting.
"Our imagery is never intended to be a replacement for photography," the artist told Dezeen. "Architects collaborate with us to produce images that evoke atmosphere. Often clients refer to this as 'the magic'."
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