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Are they supposed to be "photos", or are these paintings or something? I honestly can't tell. Doesn't look that much different from stylized wallpapers I see al

Are they supposed to be "photos", or are these paintings or something? I honestly can't tell. Doesn't look that much different from stylized wallpapers I see all the time in the West, to be honest. Edit: Yeah ... I think these are photoshops, and they're done so poorly that I couldn't distinguish it immediately from a painting. Maybe the style is intentional, if I'm giving benefit of the doubt.

monocasa 6y ago
It's for sure, at least in part, different aesthetic languages in play here. North Korea seems to be really into a 'faded', almost pastel color balance even for new works and including photographs. You see it all over their consumer packaging too.
fvdessen 6y ago
Those are paintings made with photoshop. It's intentional. It's not any weirder than the people with big arms and tiny heads you would see on tech companies websites