This video gives you a glimpse of his amazing painting process.
He utilizes the space in between the fishes and the illusion to create his masterpiece. I think the ability to constrict a whole reality into a small shadow box is amazing. To the contrary, when he transfer his art to paper or floor, it's huge. It's pretty simple, but he relies on the size to make the wow factor. Surpassing illusion is quite magically arresting. And the art is in the detail, as it should be. It's one of the few 3d paintings I've seen.
Good stuff, Jean! More entries please! And write a blurb about the concept for the blog.
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I have seen resin pieces before, but the ones I have seen encased manmade objects. This imitation of nature is interesting. These are creepy and cool and oddly reminds me of that legendary dish Dojo Tofu, where live fish are cooked in a pot with tofu. The fish swim into the tofu to stay cool and are boiled alive. I guess placing the goldfish in sake boxes made me think that way.
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