{"id":5581,"date":"2010-09-08T22:47:33","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T22:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/?p=5581"},"modified":"2010-09-08T22:47:33","modified_gmt":"2010-09-08T22:47:33","slug":"small-cardboard-people-appearing-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/small-cardboard-people-appearing-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"They&#8217;re alive! Small cardboard people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/2010\/08\/small-cardboard-people-appearing-alive.html\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/boxes-family.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5587\" title=\"boxes-family\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/boxes-family.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/boxes-family.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/boxes-family-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.antontang.com\/\">Anton Tang<\/a>, a talented artist and blogger from Singapore, has taken to the habit of photographing plastic &#8220;cardboard people&#8221; in typical, everyday settings and environments.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The special thing about these photos is that they add life to the tiny characters, and that gives you the impression that they all have a story to tell. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/tag\/photography\">photos <\/a>themselves are absolutely stunning. The right combination of lighting and angles makes the &#8220;cardboard people&#8221; look average-sized and not small.<\/p>\n<p>Another artist has done a similar thing by using small <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/2010\/03\/tiny-cement-sculptures-melting-into-the-streets.html\">cement figures and placing them on the streets <\/a>of several European cities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-turtle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5599\" title=\"box-turtle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-turtle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-turtle.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-turtle-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-street.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5598\" title=\"box-street\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-street.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-street.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-street-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-sculptures.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5597\" title=\"box-sculptures\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-sculptures.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-sculptures.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-sculptures-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-reflection.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5596\" title=\"box-reflection\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-reflection.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-reflection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-reflection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-playground.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5595\" title=\"box-playground\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-playground.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-playground.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-playground-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-man.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5594\" title=\"box-man\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-man.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-man.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-man-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-kid-sculpture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5593\" title=\"box-kid-sculpture\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-kid-sculpture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-kid-sculpture.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-kid-sculpture-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-kid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5592\" title=\"box-kid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-kid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-kid.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-kid-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-hug-love.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5591\" title=\"box-hug-love\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-hug-love.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-hug-love.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-hug-love-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-hamster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5590\" title=\"box-hamster\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-hamster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-hamster.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-hamster-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-good-day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5589\" title=\"box-good-day\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-good-day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-good-day.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-good-day-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-father-and-son.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5588\" title=\"box-father-and-son\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-father-and-son.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-father-and-son.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-father-and-son-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/boxes-family2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5586\" title=\"boxes-family2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/boxes-family2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/boxes-family2.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/boxes-family2-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-color-can.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5585\" title=\"box-color-can\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-color-can.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" 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src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-car.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-car.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/box-car-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/azmaon-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5582\" title=\"azmaon-box\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/azmaon-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/azmaon-box.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/azmaon-box-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anton Tang, a talented artist and blogger from Singapore, has taken 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