By
Rob Preece
12:06 EST, 24 June 2012
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12:11 EST, 24 June 2012
At first glance, they appear to be the product of an abstract artist’s most vivid imagination.
But these arrangements of colour in clear linear formations are actually an example of how beautiful the natural world can be.
The striking reds, pinks, greens and yellows in these pictures are tulips growing in various parts of the Netherlands – and while the flowers have long been associated with Dutch fields, they are rarely shown like this.
The vibrant colours are captured in stunning aerial photographs taken by the artist Mishka Henner.
Henner, a Belgian artist now living and working in Manchester, is renowned in art circles for his use of image-rich technologies such as Google Earth and YouTube.
As his photographs show, glorious geometric patterns can be found in the most unlikely places.
Patterns: Diagonal lines of red, green, brown and gold feature in this attractive photograph of a field near Blokker
Mesmerising: Tulips are lined vertically and diagonally in this field near Julianadrop, in the Dutch province of north Holland
Shapes: A rough triangle of pink, green, purple and brown dominates this picture of a field near Heiloo
Artist’s impression: This picture, taken near Almere Buiten, in the Dutch province of Flevoland, could pass for an abstract painting but for the properties in the corner
Aligned: A wind turbine stands in line with columns of gold, orange, red, green and grey in this field near Almere Buiten
New angle: Tulips have long been associated with the Netherlands, but they are rarely viewed like this
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That is so cool!
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These fields can easily be seen from the air on approach to land at Schipol, they are a lovely sight.
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Much like a lot of articles on this website, I read about this on Cracked.com months ago.
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Would rather have seen actual flowers shown close up…………….these images are hardly artistic…….still enjoyed the “image-rich technologies”…………..what was the point again?………
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On the downside, these fields have been heavily sprayed with poison year after year and the groundwater far beneath them is slowly becoming an ecological time-bomb.
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Your comments: It’s an interesting perspective but they look like packets of plasticene to me. I would prefer to see lots of bird-friendly hedges and wildflower meadows.
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