StreetView: ‘Move Over, Robert Frank!’ as Artist Finds Google’s Oeuvre
November 25, 2009 · Print This Article
It wasn’t too long ago that Google Maps took to the streets with its army of camera-equipped cars as it embarked on its quest to photograph every avenue in the world. As they archived all these random images of daily life and human existence, they captured more than their fair share of comedic, and often downright humiliating moments. One artist, though, recently trolled through that entire stockpile, and has uncovered some surprisingly beautiful — and often powerful — imagery.
Jon Rafman, an artist based out of Montreal, took it upon himself to find Google’s artistic side, and has assembled a fascinating collection, NPR reports. The pics run the gamut from the complacently pensive (a barebacked woman staring at the Sea in Italy), to the humorous (the dilapidated facade of a Rod Stewart fan club in Scotland), to the downright harrowing (a series of curbside homeless).
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