If you ever feel that your photo gallery seems a bit dull, Lucas Levitan is here to show how drawing skills paired with quirky humor and imagination can spice up any picture.A Brazilian illustrator, filmmaker, photographer, and art director, Lucas has many talents. However, this time, we would like to update you on his funny project ‘Photo Invasion’, where the artist literally invades other people’s photos with fitting illustrations, usually portraying cartoon characters partaking in silly things.So, without further ado, we invite you into the mind of Lucas to unveilhidden stories within the strangers' photos.More info:Instagram|lucaslevitan.com|FacebookThis post may includeaffiliate links.
If you ever feel that your photo gallery seems a bit dull, Lucas Levitan is here to show how drawing skills paired with quirky humor and imagination can spice up any picture.
A Brazilian illustrator, filmmaker, photographer, and art director, Lucas has many talents. However, this time, we would like to update you on his funny project ‘Photo Invasion’, where the artist literally invades other people’s photos with fitting illustrations, usually portraying cartoon characters partaking in silly things.
So, without further ado, we invite you into the mind of Lucas to unveilhidden stories within the strangers' photos.
More info:Instagram|lucaslevitan.com|Facebook
This post may includeaffiliate links.
Bored Pandareached out to Lucas to learn more about this project. By blending photos with illustrations, Lucas comes up with all sorts of humorous additions, and we were wondering what inspired him to start ‘Invading’ peoples’ photos.
In Lucas’s illustrations, you will often meet funny characters interacting with real-life scenarios in the photos. We were curious to learn the process, from finding a photo to thinking of an idea.“I have fun doing it. I travel through Instagram accounts looking for my victims and wait for an image to inspire me. I don’t choose the photos; they make themselves seen. I think the surprise of being invaded is better than the anticipation of imagining what I would do with the submitted photo. I like the freedom of creation. Some photos call for a ‘poetic’ invasion, others with more blatant humor. There are times when I feel I must speak about something that disturbs me and express an opinion. At other times, I find silence to be the best response,” explained Lucas.
In Lucas’s illustrations, you will often meet funny characters interacting with real-life scenarios in the photos. We were curious to learn the process, from finding a photo to thinking of an idea.
“I have fun doing it. I travel through Instagram accounts looking for my victims and wait for an image to inspire me. I don’t choose the photos; they make themselves seen. I think the surprise of being invaded is better than the anticipation of imagining what I would do with the submitted photo. I like the freedom of creation. Some photos call for a ‘poetic’ invasion, others with more blatant humor. There are times when I feel I must speak about something that disturbs me and express an opinion. At other times, I find silence to be the best response,” explained Lucas.
‘Photo Invasion’ has garnered a lot of attention and popularity on social media platforms to the extent that people ask him to invade their photos. We asked Lucas to share what has been the most memorable or unexpected reaction he has received from someone whose photo he invaded.“The first unexpected response was acceptance. Initially, I anticipated that people might feel I was infringing upon their photos, but the reality was quite the opposite. Now, there are more than 169k photos tagged with #IWantToBeInvaded. Another wonderful reaction occurred at the project’s inception when I began to ‘invade’ the photos of strangers. After invading the photo of an Austrian amateur photographer, I received numerous requests for ‘invasions’ from a dynamic group of Instagram photographers. They even invited me to Vienna to conduct workshops and partake in celebrations over three days,” shared Lucas.He continued: “The most rewarding response came from an Education Institute in Taiwan that invited me to display my work and conduct a week of workshops for children and teenagers. It was super cool to see folks from all walks of life digging my work, and my time there was a real eye-opener, showing me just how universal art can be.”
‘Photo Invasion’ has garnered a lot of attention and popularity on social media platforms to the extent that people ask him to invade their photos. We asked Lucas to share what has been the most memorable or unexpected reaction he has received from someone whose photo he invaded.
“The first unexpected response was acceptance. Initially, I anticipated that people might feel I was infringing upon their photos, but the reality was quite the opposite. Now, there are more than 169k photos tagged with #IWantToBeInvaded. Another wonderful reaction occurred at the project’s inception when I began to ‘invade’ the photos of strangers. After invading the photo of an Austrian amateur photographer, I received numerous requests for ‘invasions’ from a dynamic group of Instagram photographers. They even invited me to Vienna to conduct workshops and partake in celebrations over three days,” shared Lucas.
He continued: “The most rewarding response came from an Education Institute in Taiwan that invited me to display my work and conduct a week of workshops for children and teenagers. It was super cool to see folks from all walks of life digging my work, and my time there was a real eye-opener, showing me just how universal art can be.”
And lastly, we asked Lucas to share what are his future aspirations or projects that he’s excited to explore.
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