wheatgrass juice and garden hose

September 28, 2018 10:45 PM

combophotos are surreal photo composites by stephen mcmennamy. combophoto on Instagram has more.
posted by readinghippo (14 comments total)

Fans of this may also enjoy Meatwreck's Instagram feed.
(likely NSFW-ish)
posted by TheCoug at 12:31 AM on September 29, 2018 [1 favorite]

I really wish the bananapencil was real..
posted by Faintdreams at 2:05 AM on September 29, 2018 [2 favorites]

I approve of the donut wheelbarrow.
posted by Vesihiisi at 4:18 AM on September 29, 2018 [1 favorite]

cauliflower + poodle = nightmares
posted by parki at 4:56 AM on September 29, 2018 [5 favorites]

One of the lesser known poochiferous vegetables...
posted by GenjiandProust at 5:10 AM on September 29, 2018 [7 favorites]

Delightful! Something cheery in sad time.
posted by mermayd at 6:25 AM on September 29, 2018

So many fun portmanteaus to craft!
posted by glonous keming at 6:52 AM on September 29, 2018 [1 favorite]

Also worthy of mention is Erik Johansson's surreal photo-composite work. His behind the scenes videos are excellent.
posted by bz at 7:33 AM on September 29, 2018 [7 favorites]

This is great, thank you for posting. It's funny how much more compelling these are because of the visibly splitscreen composition (with a seam you can see if you look for it), rather than photoshopping a more perfect blending.
posted by LobsterMitten at 8:06 AM on September 29, 2018 [7 favorites]

Juxtapositions like this are often seen in newspaper and magazine illustrations, but there's something about this rhetorical device that makes me think specifically of 1970s era pen and ink drawings for some reason. I could easily see this one accompanying an article article about the 1973 OPEC oil embargo. This one could have been from the waning days of the Vietnam War.
posted by theory at 9:30 AM on September 29, 2018 [2 favorites]

The hot pepper + fire extinguisher one would be a very handy combination.
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:08 AM on September 29, 2018

LobsterMitten, I was thinking the same thing. Being able to see the divide, I think makes the image so much more interesting, and I don't know enough about visual arts to know why that is, but (just making stuff up here), perhaps it's because we don't have to struggle against cognitive dissonance. We can just allow the dissonance because we can see where it's coming from. Also, I think it shows artist intent and vision. Example; I have looked at a water tower almost every day of the last couple of decades, and never did it look to me like a golf tee. I enjoy seeing how this artist sees things, which the obvious dissection allows to happen.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I believe my plate of beans is ready...
posted by SecretAgentSockpuppet at 1:39 PM on September 29, 2018 [3 favorites]

I'm impressed the back+apricot is not a woman's back.
posted by amanda at 8:56 AM on September 30, 2018 [2 favorites]

These are fun. But, as someone who does photo retouching, the visible joins make me itchy.
posted by Thorzdad at 4:01 PM on September 30, 2018