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Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas
Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas
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Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas

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Sergi Cadenas is a self-taught painter from Spain and is one of the world’s leading optical artists. His works are displayed in art galleries and owned by many art collectors in their private collections all around the world. The artist went viral after publishing a series of Instagram videos of his three-dimensional large-scale portraits. As models for his portraits, Cadena uses people that are close to him and celebrities. The portraits change as you walk from one side to the other, gradually revealing a different face. A person can change to an older version of him/herself, or one celebrity can turn into another. The art explores themes of duality, race and emotions. We invite you to experience the mesmerizing effects of these paintings!

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    Spanish artist Sergi Cadenas creates mesmerizing three-dimensional portraits

    Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas

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    The paintings reveal two different portraits in one painting

    Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas

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    Cadenas went viral after filming the astonishing face transformation in his paintings and publishing it on Instagram

    Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas

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    The portraits change as you walk from one side to the other

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    Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas

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    A young woman can turn into an older version of herself

    Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas

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    Or Marilyn Monroe can become Albert Einstein

    Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas

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    Cadena’s portraits explore themes of duality, race and emotions

    Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas

    Image credits: sergi.cadenas

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    The artist uses vertical strips which he paints on both sides

    Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas

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    Each side of the strips presents a different person, which results in a face transformation as one moves from one side to the other

    Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas

    Image credits: sergi.cadenas

    Cadenas’ works are displayed in art galleries and owned by many art collectors in their private collections all around the world

    Changing Portraits That Can Be Experienced Not Only In Harry Potter: Optical Art By Sergi Cadenas

    Image credits: sergi.cadenas

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    Take a look at these transition videos and mesmerizing artwork

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had books like these in my 1st or kindergarten class. We also have a super pretty bowl that goes almost from gold to blue like this. Endless possibilities.

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This artist is so incredibly talented. And then there are others who don't make their bed and call it art and it ends up in a national gallery... *rolls eyes*

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've got a Halloween picture like this that turns from human to a zombie

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had books like these in my 1st or kindergarten class. We also have a super pretty bowl that goes almost from gold to blue like this. Endless possibilities.

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This artist is so incredibly talented. And then there are others who don't make their bed and call it art and it ends up in a national gallery... *rolls eyes*

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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've got a Halloween picture like this that turns from human to a zombie

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