The term "landscape" was borrowed as a painters’ term from Dutch during the 16th century. The Dutch word, ‘landschap,’ was used until then to mean ‘region, tract of land.’ Artists began to use it to describe a picture portraying scenery on land. As the artform spread, the term was adopted and modified by the English.
In the same way the word was adopted from its origins, so too the following trends have adopted the concept of the landscape. In large and small ways, the aesthetic of the landscape has been applied to a wide variety of things not necessarily bound by the dirt beneath our feet.
21 Landscape-Inspired Creations
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Edible Landscapes
Foodscapes by Carl Warner
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Edible Landscapes II
Meatscapes by Nicolas Lampert
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Edible Miniature Worlds
Tiny Food Landscapes
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Micro Gardens as Living Art
Tiny Glass Terrariums by Paula Hayes
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Faking Surreal Photography
Photoshop Tutorial Blends 3 Landscapes Into Single Image
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Origami-Inspired Landscapes
Eddy Sykes' Moving Architectural Installation 'Yakuza Lou'
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Landscape Self Portraits
Art by Levi van Veluw
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Custom Couch Sold by the Meter
Sitscape Lounger
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Cityscapes Made of Toys
New York City Replica Made Entirely of LEGO Blocks
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Faux Painting Photography
Beautiful Snow Landscape Photos Look Like Oil Paintings
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Nature-Inspired Baubles
Jewelry Influenced by Brazilian Landscapes
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San Francisco in Jell-O
Landscapes by Liz Hickok
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Aluminium Art
The Tin Foil Landscapes of Kimihiko Okada
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Toothpick City Scapes
San Francisco in 100,000 Toothpicks
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Cookware CityScapes
San Francisco by Zhan Wang
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Moonscape Art Installations
Gunilla Klingberg's Otherworldly Artworks Get a Solo Exhibition
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Nanoscapes
Microscopic Worlds The Size of a Dot on a Page
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Poker Chip Landscapes
Colorful Casinoscape Inspired by Shanghai
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Jello Scapes
Architects for Aid
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Landscapes from Household Goods
Mundane Masterpieces
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3D Online Cityscapes
Google Earth Unveils Buildings Layer
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Edible Miniature Worlds
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Living Jewelry
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Folded Money Sculptures
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LEGO Film Parodies
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Tiny Putting Green Jewelry
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"Colliding Worlds" of David Altmejd
Scented Earrings
Bloom
Bright Origami-Inspired Buildings
Wild Angletecture at Birkbeck College
Mosaics Made of Fruit
Artistic Apple Installations
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Tweako For Developers
Disney Google Earth Tour
3D Virtual Disney World (UPDATE)
San Francisco in Jell-O
Landscapes by Liz Hickok
Ironic Art Installations
"Door to the Management Department"
Aluminium Art
The Tin Foil Landscapes of Kimihiko Okada
Virtual Reality Web Browsing
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Dior in Chinese Eyes
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Unwearable Art Shoes
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