Exercise 2.6 - Pareidolia

Keith Larsen: Bored Panda. (2019). I Have Pareidolia, And I Create Characters Out Of The Faces I See. [online] Available at: https://www.boredpanda.com/pareidolia-illustrations-faces-in-places-keith-larsen/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic [Accessed 22 Aug. 2019].

Cy Twombly: Tate. (2019). Cy Twombly 1928-2011 | Tate. [online] Available at: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/cy-twombly-2079 [Accessed 22 Aug. 2019].

Justin Sutcliff: the Guardian. (2019). Objects are people too: the quirky world of facial pareidolia – in pictures. [online] Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2017/aug/09/ojbects-people-too-facial-pareidolia-in-pictures [Accessed 22 Aug. 2019].


It was so interesting looking up the work of these artists. I didn't realise there was a whole art movement for seeing faces in every day things. I really like Keith Larsen's work, it's so funny and I love the graphic, simple style he uses to illustrate these faces.

I found this exercise so much fun. Seeing faces in things is something I have done myself over the years but never thought to take it any further. This was a good opportunity to do so and see what happened. I really like the end results.