Turns out, average really is beautiful.
Artist Bill E. Lytton collected hundreds of photos of London landmarks taken by tourists, then averaged them together. The results are beautifully impressionist.
Hyde Park:
Tower Bridge:
Nelson’s Column:
Natural History Museum:
Oxford Circus underground station entrance:
Big Ben:
The Houses of Parliament:
Piccadilly Circus (pre-revamp🙂
The London Eye:
And a classic red phone box:
See more examples in Bill’s Flickr album. And if you fancy adorning your flat with one of these, a print of the London Eye image is available from SaatchiArt.com, from $70 USD.
Also published on Medium.