This post belongs to Time Machine, a SexiDesign.com blog weekly series exploring the past, present, and future in sexy designs.
These sexy shadows will definitely make you look twice…
Unique Shadow Illusions
Remember those days of hand puppets and shadows in front of a dimly lit light? Well, SexiDesign brings you a showcase of beautiful illusion art which creatively plays on light and shadow.
The Artist: Paul Pacotto
Paul Pacotto is responsible for a series of mysterious sculpture works utilizing creative lighting effects. With his uniquely crafted sculptures, he bounces light off them to create beautiful shadows of mostly women figures. Paul creates these sculptures by first welding sheets of brass together and then finishing the pieces with coats of 24 carat gold or silver.
He then illuminates those pieces by projecting light towards them, allowing womanly shadow characters to appear behind them. Under normal lighting conditions, Paul’s artwork appears as pretty sculptures of roses, instruments, and animals. However, with the perfect angle of light these mysterious sculptures transform into remarkable shadow figures of curvaceous woman.
What do you think it is about his technique that allows for this shadow illusion to exist? Feel free to add your opinions below.
Gallery of Sexy and Mysterious Shadow Illusions
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8:48 AM
Excellent post and Thank you so much for posting these, they are the greatest collection !