Artist creates a mind-boggling masterpiece of a Sphynx cat using an old gas tank
If you are not a fan of street art now, then this artist’s amazing artwork could probably the masterpiece that would change your mind about it.
Meet Tom Bragado Blanco, a 33-year-old artist from Marseilles, France, and the artist who has been constantly wowing everyone with his spectacular and unique public masterpieces!
Blanco, who is quite known for his mind-bending pieces, has made another fantastic work of art. And this time, instead of painting an enormous mural on the wall, he used an old gas tank to create his latest masterpiece!
This 33-year-old artist, also known as “Braga last1”, has become popular for his larger than life street paintings that capture the attention of everyone who passes by them. His works of art are usually painted on walls and are made to look as if they are three-dimensional and life-like.
If you thought that this French street artist is only good with wall paintings alone, then you are very much mistaken. As it turns out, the talented street artist can also make a masterpiece using an old gas tank!
His latest artwork features a giant sphynx cat that looked like it was in the middle of the field where the tank was set in.
It was drawn with great clarity that when he placed it in such a landscape, the huge cat ended up completely blending with its background and even appeared to be moving!
A sphynx is a cat breed known for its lack of fur. It is a breed native to Canada and one that often catches people’s attention because having no fur at all is not considered as a usual cat feature.
In his artwork, Blanco made the sphynx look larger than life, with enormous eyes that look like they are actually seeing. The sphynx cat appears to be on the move with one of its front paws forwarded.
The French artist’s depiction of a huge sphynx in the middle of a field is so flawless that at a glance, people will surely be confused and be deceived by the 3D masterpiece. What an incredible work of art indeed!
Unlike what most people probably assume, Tom Bragado Blanco did not get a formal education about fine arts. He is actually a self-taught artist and his ideas are purely made from his own imagination and because of his concepts that are out of this world, Blanco has been commissioned by various establishments in the past to paint their walls with his incredible and mind-bending masterpieces.
His other artworks in the streets of France are also quite the attention-grabbers. The concept of 3D art is so intriguing and incredible that people who see his murals are consistently amazed at how one man can be able to achieve such effect through his artwork.
Some of his previous artworks usually show huge images of people who look like they are coming from within the walls such as this piece:
And this one, too.
Some murals feature concepts that make you want to look twice before deciding what it really is that you are seeing.
Some murals, on the other hand, usually show huge caricatures that make people passing by step back and wonder what the mural could mean.
Tom Bragado Blanco is definitely a talented artist with a unique twist in his style. We hope to see more of this incredible artist’s work of art.
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Source: Bored Panda, Art Sheep