Inspiration: A New Take on Traditional Chinese Paintings

I was reading Slate this week and came across these beautiful paintings. The artist Yao Lu uses "conflict to create harmony" in an exhibit called "New Landscapes."

Basically, he took photos of landfills and digitally altered them to look like traditional Chinese landscape paintings. It's captivating but also disturbing. Definitely go read the entire post at Slate.

Yao Lu's "Ancient Springtime Fey." 2006. Credit: Slate Magazine