Bleeding into Reality: 3D Relief Paintings by Shaka

French street artist and relief painter Shaka incorporates 3D into his works for an effect that is at once breathtaking and unsettling.

The intricacy of his graffiti-esque style is only matched by the sheer ferocity with which the characters seem to break their confines, pushing themselves into the viewer’s space and shattering any conceit of being a safe and detached spectator.

I love how even the stoic subjects of his portraits betray a terminal restlessness, the very fabric of their being comprised of undulating shapes and faces of questionable intent.

Keep up with Shaka and his art at Shaka1.fr/

Via Ufunk