Brian Eno – A photo never taken

Although we’re not exactly sure what Shakespeare looked like or whether or not Da Vinci actually painted his own self-portrait, there is no historical anonymity for contemporary artists who live under the watchful gaze of the photographic eye. In fact, the same might be said about anybody who has a photo ID. It’s hopelessly likely that someone who takes an interest in you at some future date will have a good idea of what you looked like.

Enter a name, and you’ll turn up any number of photos of famous people. But, if you were searching for Brian Eno, you couldn’t have turned up this one, until today. That’s because it isn’t an actual photograph. Isn’t it interesting how human beings have the same demeanor, even over a span of decades? The photographs that seeded this image are years apart, but the "ghost" inside still shows through.

Eno – Before and after morphing

If you’re interested in Eno, San Francisco’s Laughing Squid, Scott Beale, has a great clip of Eno talking about his 77 million paintings.

Tags ~ Morph, Painter, Photoshop, Portrait 

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