"911" – In Chris Labrooy's hyper-realistic manipulated images, reason -- and often gravity -- seem to have taken the day off. "911" – His most recent series, "911," centers on the Porsche 911 Carrera RS."911" – His colors are soft and the contrast is gentle, letting the bizarre shapes do most of the talking."911" – "I would say I'm an image-maker or illustrator, although the techniques I use are very different to traditional forms of illustration," says Labrooy. "911" – In the past, Labrooy has produced commissioned works for international brands including Apple, Citroen and Nike. "Citroen C3 Genealogy" – His "Citroen C3 Genealogy" series, was commissioned by the French autos brand."Citroen C3 Genealogy" – "I was asked by Citroen to create a 3D sculpture that explored the genealogy of the new Citroen C3 car.
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Cars featured include the 2CV, Visa, AX, Saxo, C3 gen 1, C3 gen 2 and the new Citroen C3," Labrooy writes on his website. "Tales Of Auto Elasticity" – His "Tales Of Auto Elasticity" series was inspired by road trips in California."Tales Of Auto Elasticity" – "The context is just as important as the car, and I try to select cars and places that are going to bounce off each other," he says. "Auto Aerobics" – Labrooy felt that the Pontiac best summed up his concept of a Brooklyn neighborhood he once walked through. "Tokyo" – "I tend to focus on a particular aspect of car culture that I am interested in such as Porsches, Japanese classics or American pickup trucks, for example," Labrooy says of what inspires him."Tokyo" – Sonic the Hedgehog and Pikachu drive by in a stretched yellow Toyota GT86.
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"Tokyo" – Check out more of Chris Labrooy's work here.