Over the past few weeks, we’ve been delving into the use of perspective in a number of artistic genres. From its dramatic role in the development of cinema, to its innovative use in artistic works created using our state-of-the-art equipment.
The mastery of perspective has been a driving force in the art world since the 13th century when Brunelleschi set down the rules of linear perspective. Artists worked to his rules until the 20th century when developments in art gave rise to the abstraction and innovation found in the works of artistic pioneers like Mondrian, Picasso and Kandinsky.
The artistic movers and shakers of our modern age continue to innovate and experiment with the latest technologies and use perspective in ever more imaginative ways, proving again and again that the sky is never the limit.
Artists:
Michael Paul Smith
The intricacy of these miniature recreations of early to mid-twentieth century suburban America are the brainchild of Michael Paul Smith. The attention to detail in these miniature scenes are a combination of infinite patience and the surrealism of a Hitchcock dream sequence.
Rémi Noël
If you disagree that brevity is the soul of wit, then the work of Rémi Noël and his wonderful visual statements will change your mind. A late starter to the world of photography, he finds his inspiration in the quiet desolation of the great American South-West.
Felice Varini
A master manipulator of parallax and perception, Felice Varini’s mind-bending creations are a blend of abstract art and illusion.
1010
Going by the binary-inspired moniker of 1010, this Polish born German street artist specialises in papercuts and abyssal murals that are reminiscent of portals to another world. The bottomless perspectives of these vortical abstracts are created using multiple layers of colour and shadow to give the impression of infinite depth.
Lucas Levitan
Amusing, surreal and occasionally slightly alarming, Lucas Levitan’s multimedia art projects toy with context and our perceptions of the apparently ordinary. By commandeering the pictures of his fellow Instagrammers, he superimposes his own cartoon characters to transform the image and tell an entirely different story.
Hombre McSteez
Armed with an iPhone, some pens and a load of traditional acetate cels, storyboard artist Marty Collins aka Hombre McSteez uses hand-drawn characters and stop-motion filming to make amazingly quirky video clips. Harking back to the earliest animation techniques, he takes pictures of an ostensibly normal scene and creates mini-dramas with an array of weird and wonderful characters.
