#bernardpras

Perspective

The first time I watched this video I was utterly captivated. It is truly amazing that from most perspectives, this art is just a random pile of objects, but at one particular angle it suddenly transforms into a portrait. What I love about this form of art is that any audience can appreciate the insane amount of hard work that has gone into it, and it is impossible not to admire. The artist, Bernard Pras, is known for creating anamorphic portraits. He uses perspective to turn a room of objects into something completely unexpected, depending on which way you look at it. Anamorphic art allows the artist to create a very exclusive experience for the audience, as it can only be viewed and understood from one specific angle. Anamorphosis is more common than one would think after watching this video; it is the strategy that is used to make sure messages painted on the road are readable from the perspective of the driver, even though it might look distorted to someone standing beside it. 

I also used this video and it’s caption as a reference for my information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYJ01AzJNcA 

Stunning Portraits by Bernard Pras . . . 

French artist Bernard Pras is widely known for his unbelievable found-object installations. In anamorphic artworks like these, he hides his images in piles of what seems to be plain junk. They can only be seen through a particular device or just from a right angle.

In order to create the anamorphic effect, the artist carefully plans the whole installation and places seemingly random objects, selecting them by color and size so that they would resemble a famous portrait or image from a single perspective. Pras uses plastic waste, old pills, boxes, bags, packs, dolls, toys, musical instruments, household objects, and pretty much anything that seems right for the color and texture he needs. The results are simply jaw-dropping! ;)