
Omar Aqil
In his art project “MIMIC,” artist Omar Aqil unpacks Pablo Picasso’s iconic cubist masterpieces and turns them into stunning 3-D works of art.
“MIMIC is a series of new visual experiments using art from the past. In this visual mimicry, I have shown how skill responds when it comes across the complexity of someone’s thought and how the meanings of the shapes and forms have been changed and create new physical qualities. It proposes to give a new implication of Picasso’s artworks with a series of hyper-realistic visuals.” Omar Aqil
The deconstruction then reconstruction of Picasso’s work is really fascinating to me. I’d love to see them in person and walk around them, viewing them from every angle. So trippy!
Check out Aqil’s other fascinating work on his website and on Vimeo and Instagram.
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April 22, 2017 at 6:43 am
This make my head spin. As the standards vice president of a 70+ year old fine craft organization, one of the things we constantly question (with no good answer, of course) is what makes a work original: what constitutes influence/reference/homage versus relying too heavily on the work of another. This is just one more example – the blogs about “Charging Bull and/vs “Little Girl” are another – to enhance the discussion about when/if one’s work is too dependent on the work of another. It is a dizzying intellectual dance. Thank you.
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April 22, 2017 at 9:49 am
What a lovely summation! (Warning: the following is going to sound sarcastic, but I promise you it is not at all.) As a fan of art (who doesn’t think too many deep thoughts), since the artist was clearly crediting the original works, I took it as homage. I didn’t consider whether or not it was art on its own merits. I may have underthought that, but I truly appreciate your perspective. It gives me something to ponder further. Thank you!
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April 22, 2017 at 6:45 am
I am in love with this! So cool!!!
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April 22, 2017 at 9:49 am
Aren’t they intriguing? I want to touch them!
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April 22, 2017 at 10:19 am
Beautiful and I already was certain to contact the artist, compliment his work and tell him I heard on your site and listed your site in my mssg to him 😊
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April 22, 2017 at 11:05 am
How nice of you! Thanks!
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April 22, 2017 at 7:00 am
How unique. Loved this post. Thanks for sharing.
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April 22, 2017 at 9:50 am
I’m very pleased you liked it!
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April 22, 2017 at 8:26 am
Strange but very interesting, . Very good representation . Thanks for the discovery
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April 22, 2017 at 9:50 am
They really are kind of trippy!
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April 22, 2017 at 9:00 am
Sorry, I don’t like the originals. I gave it five stars purely on the effort it took to do the minic. I would have none of them in my home and would hurry pass them in a museum. I’m not going to sit for hours trying to figure out what the artist was attempting to communicate. But at least we were exposed to them. So thanks
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April 22, 2017 at 9:53 am
Fair enough. One of the most intriguing things about art is that there is no consensus. No piece of art, no matter how skilled, is loved by everyone. I like your perspective. Perhaps tomorrow’s offering will be more to your liking…
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April 22, 2017 at 9:47 am
Yeah, I’m not a huge fan of abstract art either, but I can appreciate shapes ‘n’ textures, so… amazing mimicry!
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April 22, 2017 at 9:55 am
It really is pretty amazing. I wasn’t a big fan of the cubist movement until I saw the Picasso show in New York years ago. That really grabbed me, and I’ve had a soft spot for his work ever since.
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April 22, 2017 at 9:56 am
I would like the stuff if it matched my sofa. 😀
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April 22, 2017 at 10:50 am
Every artist’s nightmare!
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April 22, 2017 at 10:14 am
I think it is amazing 3D art though not originals. Still people will feel like they have a Picaso perhaps? Surely interesting topic!
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April 22, 2017 at 11:04 am
Thank you! That’s what I was going for!
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April 22, 2017 at 12:20 pm
I like the 3d better then the originals. Not that the originals are bad. I think I just like the new perspective.
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April 22, 2017 at 2:35 pm
I really enjoyed that, too!
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April 22, 2017 at 4:35 pm
Reblogged this on Everyone Else Has the Best Titles and commented:
Wow! For fans of Picasso, these are amazing!
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April 22, 2017 at 7:47 pm
Really fun, right?
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April 22, 2017 at 7:48 pm
Absolutely! This is my first reblog, so you have to know I love it!
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April 22, 2017 at 4:52 pm
What a fun project! I enjoyed seeing the side by side comparison. Each is a really fun homage and actually makes me think a little differently about Picasso’s work because I’m contemplating the dimensions I can’t see in his work.
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April 22, 2017 at 7:47 pm
I felt the same. So interesting!
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April 24, 2017 at 1:36 am
This is genuis, why did it ever take so long to figure this out?
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April 24, 2017 at 7:13 am
An interesting question, this artist may not have been the first (but I’m willing to bet he’s the best!)
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