James Hopkins: Perspective Sculptures

"Perspective Sculptures" are a series of installations that use optical illusions to play with the viewer's perceptions. As Hopkins is interested in changing the norms of how audience see objects, he explores this concept by introducing a series of distorted musical instruments and optically created cartoon characters such as "The Simpsons', the cast of "South Park" and "Tom and Jerry."

From one perspective, the characters appear recognizable with all their parts aligned. However, another viewpoint reveals their individual components.


"Melting Mickey," 2006
acrylic plastic, 75 x 75 x 49 cm
Private collection


"Wibbly Wobbly Boogle Woogle and Melting Mickey," 2005
160 x 150 x 140 cm


"Wibbly Wobbly Boogle Woogle and Melting Mickey," 2005
160 x 150 x 140 cm


"Wibbly Wobbly Boogle Woogle and Melting Mickey" detail, 2005
160 x 150 x 140 cm

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