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Sunday, July 14, 2019

the 'BIRD'S-EYE VIEW' in art . . . part 2

a Hans Neumann print of a flying bird
a 'BIRD'S-EYE VIEW' is an elevated view of an object from above,  with a
perspective as though the observer were a bird ... a Hans Neumann print
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
1911 New York in a birdseye view photograph
1911 New York
        
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a Robert McCall illustration of the 1962 Seattle space needle with flames on top
a Robert McCall illustration of the 'Space Needle' at the 1962 Seattle World's fair
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
an Ellen Trotzig 1910 painting of a landscape with rain
Ellen Trotzig,  1910
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
an A.J. Casson painting of a village in winter sun
an A.J. Casson painting      see full size
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
       
1960 construction, a dizzying view of men working up high in a photograph
1960 construction
                    
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
    
moon craters, a birdseye view color photograph
moon craters
                    
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
        
Futurama at the 1939 Worlds Fair
the 1939 Worlds Fair
      
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
        

Futurama by designer Norman Bel Geddes at the 1939 World's Fair, a photograph
the 1939 World's Fair 'Futurama' by designer Norman Bel Geddes
see full size
        
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a children's book illustration 1940s, a home exterior in winter, birdseye view
a children's book illustration,  1940s-1950s
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a Georg Gerstner birdseye photograph of layered crops in 1997 for a Swissair poster about Indonesia
a Georg Gerstner photograph,  1997
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a 1947 television studio photograph
a 1947 television studio
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a Carl. G. Evers illustration of the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship
a Carl G. Evers illustration
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
         
a Carl. G. Evers birdseye view illustration of a city at night
a Carl G. Evers illustration detail
    
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
1964 retro-future from Russia
1964 Russian retro-future
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a 1950 illustration of a big city intersection, birdseye view
1950?
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a Ray Morimura print of a birdseye view city in Japan
a Ray Morimura print
               
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a Ray Morimura print of village rooftops in winter
Ray Morimura
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a Léon Carré birdseye view of an ancient city
Léon Carré      see full size
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
         
a Marcus Schneider 1960 travel poster for Basel Switzerland, birdseye view
a Marcus Schneider 1960 travel poster
     
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a Chesley Bonestell illustration of a rocket over a city at night
a Chesley Bonestell illustration
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
2015 British Acadamy Film Awards poster
a 2015 British Acadamy Film Awards poster
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a Filipo Romoli 1949 travel poster for Riccione Adriatic beach in birdseye view
a Filipo Romoli 1949 travel poster
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a 1944 scratchboard or scraperboard illustration of a cruise ship with wings in birdseye view
a 1944 illustration
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
Frank Johnston, fighting war planes over a landscape in birdseye view
Frank Johnston World War 1 war planes
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
         
1949 Chicago suburbs in a birdseye aerial photograph
1949 Chicago suburbs
     
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
Chris Ballantyne art, an empty parking lot in birdseye view
Chris Ballantyne art      see full size
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a 1963 traffic problem in a birdseye view cartoon illustration
1963 traffic
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a Ludwig Hohlwein illustration of a town built of giant books
a Ludwig Hohlwein illustration
         
B I R D ' S  -  E Y E   V I E W
           
a Lennox Paterson 1950 scratchboard illustration of a bird flying with a sailboat below
Lennox Paterson,  1950
      
Bird's-Eye View Part 1      Bird's-Eye View Part 2       Bird's-Eye View Part 3