Cambridge Fantastic is a series of original watercolour paintings created by local artist – Radek Walachnia. The series is showing the beautiful town of Cambridge UK and surrounding areas in a new, whimsical way. The artist is trying to convey an idea of the city free of pollution and traffic jams, where people can use all the vertical space to walk, cycle, use rowboats gliding through clouds, air-punt and in general enjoy their lives literally on all available levels.
I’m really happy I have an opportunity to share my vision with you and I hope you’ll enjoy those semi-fantastical illustrations as much as I enjoyed creating them.
I’d like to think that being an architect and also having years of experience in the video game industry gave me a unique ability to mix in my art real world elements with more imaginative ingredients resulting in a magical and surrealistic view of Cambridge.
All watercolour paintings are based on meticulous research. I’m trying to paint correct architecture but at the same time leave some space for the viewer’s imagination to roam free.
If you look hard enough you may find some famous characters hidden within my art. There are some Monty Python iconic characters there, Sir Isaac Newton accompanied by Charles Darwin, late Stephen Hawking or even members of Pink Floyd performing on (or above) the streets of Cambridge.
