Arkitip + Complex: The Optical Illusion and 3-Dimensions of Patrick Hughes

Our 10th Arkitip + Complex collaboration, find out about British artist Patrick Hughes.

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Scott A. Sant'Angelo is founder and owner of Arkitip, Inc., a contemporary fine art publisher. He is also a prominent photographer, curator, gallerist, and marketing consultant in the world of art that he serves. Arkitip.com

Patrick Hughes is a British artist working in London that is the creator of "reverspective", an optical illusion on a three-dimensional surface where the parts of the picture which seem farthest away are actually physically the nearest.

As explained by the artist: "reverspectives are three-dimensional paintings that when viewed from the front initially give the impression of viewing a painted flat surface that shows a perspective view. However as soon as the viewer moves their head even slightly the three dimensional surface that supports the perspective view accentuates the depth of the image and accelerates the shifting perspective far more than the brain normally allows. This provides a powerful and often disorienting impression of depth and movement. The illusion is made possible by painting the view in reverse to the relief of the surface, that is, the bits that stick farthest out from the painting are painted with the most distant part of the scene."

According to the Urban Dictionary, a Paradoxymoron is “a person who argues in circles, often contradicting themselves.” By contrast, and according to fine artist Patrick Hughes, the videos I have chosen show what a Paradoxymoron looks like.

 

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