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"A book of pictorial art depicting imaginary cities in the past, future or in another world. The cities are garden cities, with wide boulevards, beautiful fountains, set in a virtual garden of Eden; with tall towers and traditional architecture. ""Artist's Statement: I reject the description of the style of my painting as photorealistic. I make no attempt to duplicate a photograph. Although there can be a valid artistic point in doing this, it is decidedly not my point. I attempt to communicate a reality or rather an illusion of actuality, as perceived by the eye and mind that is more intense, more concentrated than that which can be captured by the camera and lens alone. I also attempt a more honest portrayal of what is real than can be produced by the simple photograph. Since many of my paintings are purely conceptual, existing originally only in the imagination, or as a distillation or manipulation of many separate scenes that may exist, did exist or I think existed, the charge of ""merely"" duplicating a photograph is particularly galling. By representing the finest detail in paint I attempt to foster the illusion, (or foist the illusion), to give a perceived concrete existence to a pure product of the interpretive imagination. The sometimes excruciating detail is fundamental to the intended impression, a sleight of hand (or eye), where we are perhaps distracted by the minutia, enamored of it and thus lulled into a forgetfulness that the whole is artifice, an elaborate construct that takes on a life entirely its own, an exaggerated reality so real that it seems dream-like, a dream more real than waking."""

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Cityscapes of the Mind Volume 1- 10 is a stunning collection of pictorial art by Thomas G Jewusiak, a professional painter who has a passion for architecture and imagination. In this series, he depicts imaginary cities in the forgotten past, distant future or in another world, using oil on linen canvas cloth and pen and ink. The cities are garden cities, with wide boulevards, beautiful fountains, set in a virtual garden of Eden. They are also rich in detail, impressionistic, subjective and fantastic, creating an illusion of reality that is more intense and concentrated than a photograph. Jewusiak's work is a remarkable blend of realism and fantasy, inviting the viewer to explore the streetscapes of his mind and to marvel at his artistic vision. If you love art, architecture and imagination, you will love Cityscapes of the Mind Volume 1- 10.

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