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Collection: Richard Weiss

Henry Matisse has said: “We should always see life as we did in childhood.”
Adhering plainly to this statement, I enjoy creating interactive mind bending optical illusion paintings. The work is in relief but is painted to appear like a conventional flat picture. Movements of the observer result in fluid distortions of the pictorial image, engaging viewers into a playful participation.
Although the initial mind-bending effect is what first grabs the viewer’s attention, upon scrutiny a myriad of details reveal a storyline always based on action and movement, invariably involving UFOs and Tintin, the famous character from the comics.
It is challenging for the artist to achieve the expected result, having a hard time evaluating where to apply the brush with precision on the multi levels of slanted panels.
The goal of my work is to infuse whimsical happiness to viewers by surprising and engaging them into a playful participation, allowing them to create their own unique experience of the optical illusion.
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  • Dona Lisa
    Mona Lisa's face in a Spanish Dona's mantilla with rose and fan. Background is red with black bulls parading behind her.
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  • Mona Aloha
    Mona Lisa in Hawaiin bikini and palm tree background.
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  • Le Dejeuner Revisted
    Inspired by Edouard Manet's classic and given a twist with an optical illusion. A picnic lunch in the park with  two gentlemen and a lady.
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  • Moonlight Barcarolle
    3-D painting of a gondola in Venice under mysterious happenings in the night skies. Red and yellow buildings, deep blue night sky and pale blue water sparkling.
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  • Tin Tin and the Case of the Purple Orb
    3D painting of colorful city streets and buildings, Tin Tin is in the corner peering to see what adventure awaits him.
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  • Mona Li San
    Mona Lisa in colorful Japanese kimono and headdress with bamboo background.
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  • Sri Mona
    Sri Lankan Mona Lisa in a headscarf with beautiful embroidered border and red dress on an orange background with elephants
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  • Mona Sun Queen
    Mona Lisa as the sphinx like queen in armor and holding a sword.  Background is the mountains and ancient ruins in the desert.
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  • Arthur
    Silky black cat face with yellow green eyes and green reflection on the fur.
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  • Red
    Close up of a wide eyed cat, in reds, golden yellow eyes, intensely staring, red and gold fur.
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  • Rascal
    Soft grey short hair cat face with luminous grren eyes and pink inner ears.
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