One of my favourite artists. His work may not look dazzling or rival the Mona Lisa, but what he does offer is an alternate method of viewing art - Reverspective. In essence, he creates a sculpted painting. Using the technique of perspective, his paintings take on a life of their own.
I was lucky enough to see this exhibit in Birmingham a few years ago and loved the fact that an optical illusion was the foundation of all his pieces. It also made for interesting viewing, as quite a few people collided into each-other trying to see the perspectives from different, often opposing, directions.
This influenced me for my submission for the D&AD 2009 competition, where I played on perspective to promote a Lloyds TSB student account.
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This guy is awesome - i first stumbled upon his work at the British Library completely by accident when wondering down a corridor. I hadnt noticed the painting until I was perfectly in the middle. It completely freaked me out until I moved to the side enough for the illusion to break and me to realise how it worked. Amaying stuff!
ReplyDeleteHis eyes must be buggered by the time hes finished...