Omar Aqil is a digital artist, designer, and art director living in Pakistan. He tries to reimagine Pablo Picasso’s abstract style in aggressive, grotesque, adorably hilarious ways. Omar uses tools for image manipulation and 3D modelling such as Cinema 4D, Octane, Photoshop, and Illustrator to create Picasso-inspired abstract dramatic characters: jokers, knights, kings, queens, etc.
Aqil’s art adds a touch of imagination and a personal touch to the iconic paintings of the influential creator of Cubism movement, bringing voluminous plots and unexpected depths to famous pieces such as “Seated Woman” and “Monument to the Spaniards Who Died for France”.
The Pakistani artist explains that this visual style has helped him to understand how to work with the complexity of someone’s thinking and how the meanings of the shapes could be changed. The project is a visual example of how different people could interpret a work of art. In fact, looking back and forth between pieces that make up the sculptures, you could find yourself seeing the original painting in a new way.
