Artist Recreates People’s Childhood Memories With Realistic Dioramas, And The Result Will Amaze You
Bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better, and 51-year-old Malaysian artist Eddie Putera proves it with his stunning miniature dioramas. Putera combines his talents of miniature modeling and photography to create scenes so detailed that it’s hard to believe they are all hand-made mini versions of objects, and not real life still photography. Some of them take as little as a week to complete, and Eddie says that sometimes he manages to complete 5-6 of them in a month.
Eddie Putera always has a story to tell and creating miniature dioramas was the perfect way to visualize those tales. He built his first diorama about 3 years ago after realizing that the subjects of his works need a physical background to fully explore their history and context. Some of his miniatures are recreated completely from memory, as a way to honor and relive moments from Putera’s past. It’s especially difficult as some of the scenes no longer exist in the real world, so he has to either ask for his family’s input or try his best to remember the specifics.
Attention to detail and the ability to recreate various textures and objects make his dioramas extremely realistic, so it’s no wonder that his painstaking work attracted people’s attention. The artist not only sells his work, people mostly buy them as gifts, but also takes requests. On one occasion, a customer asked Putera to recreate his grandfather’s village and his old Volkswagen car. “The customer gave it to his grandfather as an anniversary gift and his grandfather shed tears looking at the diorama,” Putera told xtra.
Eddie Putera’s miniatures are truly impressive and we surely had to do a double take at some of the dioramas to make sure they weren’t photographs of real-life buildings. So scroll down, see for yourself and tell us what you think!
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Eddie Putera is a Malaysian artist who combines his photography skills with miniature modeling to create stunning dioramas
The artist’s work is characterized by urban scenes and rustic finish
Putera says that he started creating dioramas to tell a story
Many people buy them as gifts, or request customized sets
A lot of his work features living spaces, overtaken by greenery
Though sometimes his miniatures look like straight from a post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie
The juxtaposition of nature and machine is a frequent theme in Putera’s work
And he perfectly recreates all textures, like sea waves crashing
Although people are not a frequent motif in his miniatures, Putera sometimes features them in living spaces
Watch this video about his work and the process behind it
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Glorious! When some declares a “life’s work,” NOW I know what they truly mean.
Quite indescribable talent! You could get lost in these with the attention to detail.
Who can explain our fascination with the creation of tiny worlds? Think of the amazing Thorne miniatures at the Art Institute in Chicago...and the MANY people dedicated to creating model train sets. There is something strangely satisfying about these little worlds, and, of course, we have to admire the vision and skill of those who create them. These little worlds are useless, of no consequence, and beautiful and amazing!!! I love them.
Also there great to see how someting looks like in real life
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Oh I like the petite backyard so much, the one with a hand washing basin and a tiny pool. When I was little I always dreamed about having some place of my own like this, where I can hide, play and hoard my treasures
Brilliant, not only his great talent but the idea of give a memory as a physical present, that's just amazing.
Woah! That is really good! Keep up such good work. I CAN'T do anything like that for the life of me!
I would not have the patience to do that! My scene would look like Godzilla attacked because I would have thrown it everywhere. Well done!
This man's work is nothing short of genius!! I had heard of him before, but never really familiar with his level of detail. As a model car builder myself, I know many who also build diaramas for their cars--but nothing like Ed's work!! He is the standard to be judged by!! EXCELLENT!!!!
I'm just floored. The coy in the little man made pond really blew my mind! WOW!
Look on YouTube...there are people with a lot more talent than this. In fact their work makes his look amateurish.
His attention to the the tiniest detail is his super-power. Beautiful.
Those, who can do it, practice it. Those that can't, teach it. Learning by doing and observing. Certainly a Master of his trade.
What kind of childhoods did these people have? Are they future people from a post-apocalyptic grim future? With that said, nice work.
Man, I wish I have that skill, those are really amazing, can't imagine how he feels when finishes every one of them.
Glorious! When some declares a “life’s work,” NOW I know what they truly mean.
Quite indescribable talent! You could get lost in these with the attention to detail.
Who can explain our fascination with the creation of tiny worlds? Think of the amazing Thorne miniatures at the Art Institute in Chicago...and the MANY people dedicated to creating model train sets. There is something strangely satisfying about these little worlds, and, of course, we have to admire the vision and skill of those who create them. These little worlds are useless, of no consequence, and beautiful and amazing!!! I love them.
Also there great to see how someting looks like in real life
Load More Replies... Oh I like the petite backyard so much, the one with a hand washing basin and a tiny pool. When I was little I always dreamed about having some place of my own like this, where I can hide, play and hoard my treasures
Brilliant, not only his great talent but the idea of give a memory as a physical present, that's just amazing.
Woah! That is really good! Keep up such good work. I CAN'T do anything like that for the life of me!
I would not have the patience to do that! My scene would look like Godzilla attacked because I would have thrown it everywhere. Well done!
This man's work is nothing short of genius!! I had heard of him before, but never really familiar with his level of detail. As a model car builder myself, I know many who also build diaramas for their cars--but nothing like Ed's work!! He is the standard to be judged by!! EXCELLENT!!!!
I'm just floored. The coy in the little man made pond really blew my mind! WOW!
Look on YouTube...there are people with a lot more talent than this. In fact their work makes his look amateurish.
His attention to the the tiniest detail is his super-power. Beautiful.
Those, who can do it, practice it. Those that can't, teach it. Learning by doing and observing. Certainly a Master of his trade.
What kind of childhoods did these people have? Are they future people from a post-apocalyptic grim future? With that said, nice work.
Man, I wish I have that skill, those are really amazing, can't imagine how he feels when finishes every one of them.
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