Italian artist Giacomo Carmagnola’s digitally glitched collages are inspired by David Delruelle surreal work and Ossian Brow’s eerie book, Haunted Air. Carmagnola blends a contemporary tool, photoshop with historical vintage photographs to create a digitally “glitched” effect. Also inspired by literary figures such as H.P. Lovecraft and Carlos Castaneda, Carmagnola’s purpose is to shift the perception of beauty in art. He says:
“I see these images as an alternative beauty. I find it extremely fascinating how the same image can change so much by keeping its original ‘skeleton’. Of course they’re also visually impactful. But before this, I find them simply beautiful.”