The artist makes realistic portraits of hundreds of Rubik’s cubes (photo)

Fantasy and math create real magic.

24-year-old Giovanni Contardi Australian Melbourne in 2010 became the champion of the international competition for the collection of Rubik’s cube. But now the young man uses his skills in art. From Rubik’s cubes Giovanni creates a huge color portraits of celebrities.

Publication of Giovanni Contardi (@jvenb) 1 August 2018 10:11 PDT

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First, he selects a character and prints his portrait in the right colors. Then divides the image into cells corresponding to one cube, and defines how it is to be collected. When the cubes are ready, he lays them on the baskets and start creating portraits.

According to the artist, on average, one portrait he takes from 700 to 730 puzzles and about one and a half hours.

Publication of Giovanni Contardi (@jvenb) 26 Jul 2018 9:18 PDT

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The most difficult but exciting part — the right to make the transition from orange squares to red, to get the most realistic complexion. And this artist perfectly.

Publication of Giovanni Contardi (@jvenb) 13 Jul 2018 2:38 PDT

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