article_snippet.sent: An artist with a penchant for snapping urban architecture has come up with an innovative new way of making the most of French artist Thomas Lamadieu photography.
article_snippet.sent: French photographer and illustrator, Thomas Lamadieu, takes snaps of the sky in courtyards and built-up areas to create a frame of buildings.
article_snippet.sent: The space in between then acts as a canvas for French artist Thomas Lamadieu playful illustrations which French artist Thomas Lamadieu has dubbed 'sky art'.
article_snippet.sent: On French artist Thomas Lamadieu website Thomas says that French artist Thomas Lamadieu artistic aim is to 'show a different perception of urban architecture and the everyday environment around us, what us can construct with a boundless imagination'.
article_snippet.sent: Before and after: Lamadieu's original  shot (left) and after it is transformed into 'sky art' (right) Lamadieu, who is also known as Roots Art, is based in France but travels the world to photograph the space between buildings in various cities.
article_snippet.sent: In the past year alone French artist Thomas Lamadieu has visited Belgium, Germany, Canada, the United States and South Korea in French artist Thomas Lamadieu quest to find the perfect sky canvases for French artist Thomas Lamadieu illustrations.
article_snippet.sent: Since French artist Thomas Lamadieu began creating sky art in 2011,  
article_snippet.sent: Lamadieu has made a name for French artist Thomas Lamadieu among critics, art lovers and journalists all around the world.
article_snippet.sent: Speaking to the Independent, Lamadieu said: 'The sky drawings series really started with as a way of playing with my imagination to show how these seemingly empty spaces in the urban environment could be reinterpreted in different and creative ways.' '
highlights_snippet.sent: French artist Thomas Lamadieu combines photography and illustration to create clever imagery .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: French artist Thomas Lamadieu takes photographs of the sky in urban locations around the world .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The buildings in the photographs act as a frame for French artist Thomas Lamadieu to draw on abstract illustrations .