Smoggy Shanghai, originally uploaded by Brin d’Acier.
I was in Shanghai for two weeks, working. I managed to do a few sketches.
Great art deco movie theatre
Piece of retro architecture in the bazaars outside the old town. ‘Ye Olde Cathay’ – style
Sketched from the Bund on my first day. The Jetsons-looking tower is the Pearl of the Orient Radio Tower.
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I like the smoggy shanghai. muted tones and straight lines give a realistic feel.
the city i think is a good functional clash of the old and futuristic. nice sketches. where were you when you sketched smoggy shanghai?
I love the chaotic mixture of old and new, of sterile/artificial and natural/ramshackle in big Asian cities. Sometimes it’s just like the future were piled up on the past.
I did the smoggy sketch from my hotel room window in the morning before leaving for work.