DIY Photography

Your one stop shop for everything photo-video

  • News
  • Inspiration
  • Reviews
  • Tutorials
  • DIY
  • Gear
Search

Submit A Story

This artist creates negative murals that appear when you invert the image

Nov 19, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

I guess most of us have seen graffiti incorporated in photography as a backdrop. But, Colombian artist Sepc has found another interesting way of combining photography and graffiti art. He creates murals that reveal their true colors only when you snap a photo of them and invert it. Sepc shares a bit about his process with DIYP, as well as a couple of photos of these “negative murals.”

The idea behind the project comes from a technical challenge, which Sepc says is one of the main pillars of his work. He combined the technique he already uses with an innovative idea and came up with this project.” I think that in the world of urban art it is not enough to be good; we must reinvent ourselves constantly,” Sepc tells DIYP.

“It is the same process as a normal mural, the sketch is made and the volume is generated with the colors. The first layer is vinyl paint for the background, the other is spray paint and, depending on the size of the space, I can take between a day and a week to do it.”

The curiosity to explore and discover new ideas is one of the bases of Sepc’s work. For this project, he relied on something that we learned way back in school: the chromatic circle. “Each color has an adjacent or complementary color that is the inverse color of the other,” the artist adds. He wanted to get the viewer more involved than with regular graffiti art. So, in order to really see the murals, the viewer needs to photograph it and “reveal” the image by inverting it. In some way, Sepc is joining graffiti art with the digital age and relating it to technology.

Here are a few more photos of Sepc’s “negative murals:”

Personally, I enjoy seeing good graffiti and murals. There are plenty of them in Belgrade, the city which I often visit and where I used to live. But since I’m a photographer, I really like it how Sepc brought graffiti and photography together. If you’d like to see more of his work, make sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

FIND THIS INTERESTING? SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Related posts:

Photographer creates epic wildlife murals on his driveway with a pressure washer Photographer finds his iconic image edited and sold by other artist, the artist claims “remix” Artist creates this shiny “crystal cave” from 18,000 used plastic cups to show how plastic is devastating our planet Artist creates hilarious composites that make him hang out with Disney characters

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: Graffiti, Sepc, street, street art

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.net

About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

« Quick tip: Why you need bricks covered with gaffer tape in your studio
Instagram is removing fake follows, comments and likes »

Submit A Story

Get our FREE Lighting Book

DIYP lighting book cover

* download requires newsletter signup
DIYPhotography

Recent Comments

Free Resources

Advanced lighting book

Recent Posts

  • Here’s a bullet time video booth you can build yourself
  • Ricoh has discontinued the HD PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2AL Limited silver lens
  • This “stellar flower” unravels the twilight’s evolution in 360 degrees
  • Strobes vs Continuous LEDs – Which is right for you?
  • Wave goodbye to Apple’s My Photo Stream next month

Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

Alex Baker: from diyphotography.netAlex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

David Williams: from diyphotography.netDave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred: from diyphotography.netJohn Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

Copyright © DIYPhotography 2006 - 2023 | About | Contact | Advertise | Write for DIYP | Full Disclosure | Privacy Policy