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Cities made from code

By Colin Lecher / @colinlecher

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Lee Griggs is an artist who makes colorful, abstract renderings. In the series here, he creates surreal images reminiscent of a city under the ocean, or some foreign planet. They're consistently breathtaking.All images courtesy Lee Griggs.


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