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

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

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

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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

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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

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

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Take a look at these transition videos and mesmerizing artwork

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