Riusuke Fukahori’s Goldfish Salvation 3D art

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By Jessica Birkett in New Art on Saturday 28 April 2012

The use of layers to create 3D images is a long praised technique. Salvador Dali was, in fact, inspired by the use of layering to create three-dimensional atmospheres in the theater. But Riusuke Fukahori’s might be the most advanced, and arguably prettiest, application of the technique.

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Hyper realistic paintings of goldfish by Riusuke Fukahori

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By Dean Christ in New Art on Thursday 8 March 2012

I always admired the way traditional Japanese ink paintings have an uncanny ability to capture a frozen moment with such simple brush strokes. Riusuke Fukahori takes this to the next level by painting hyper realistic 3D goldfish using traditional techniques. The fish are meticulously painted on resin, layer-by-layer, like wafer slices that come together to create life-like marvels of beauty and technique. What I love about this is his inspiration came from a humble pet goldfish that he only started painting because he was going through an artist’s version of writers block.

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