The sculputure's name, Userpic, denotes, "a connection between a profile picture and a renaissance portrait of a wealthy city dweller, who hired an artist to make his portrait to represent himself to the society, i.e. a specific userpic to present oneself to the world," Chernyshev told Designboom. Its interpretation software allows it to cycle through some of history's most famous paintings and sculptures, from Michelangelo's David, to the Mona Lisa, funneling their images through the looping LED structure.Check out the images and video below to see the sculpture in action, including a behind-the-scenes look at the software that squeezes the art into the low-res LED pathway:
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Visit Electroboutique's website to see more work from Chernyshev and his collaborators.h/t DesignboomRelated:Thousands Of Fireflies Illuminated The Circle Of Light FestivalCircle Of Light Festival Illuminates Buildings, Sculptures, Water JetpacksMirrored Light Sculpture Probes The Cosmic Mysteries Of Geometry1024 Architecture's New Light Sculpture is Truly Illuminating
