
Omar Aqil
4/22/17: 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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May 12, 2024 at 9:55 am
Trippy indeed! I had never thought of trying to deconstruct a Picasso, but I’m glad someone did. And like we say in the paint world, your touch up will most likely look newer and shinier because, well it’s newer and shinier. The mimics are indeed newer and shinier and I’m quite drawn to them.
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May 12, 2024 at 10:20 am
I didn’t expect to love the work as much in 3D, but it definitely adds something. Maybe you’re right. Maybe it’s just because it’s new, but I’m loving them!
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