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Odeith began using the spray can back in the 80’s, and has evolved his style into the one we know and love today, by creating an optical illusion effect through his spray painting skills. Odeith paints on more than one surface, creating objects to float and viewed from a specific angle, with any camera, the illusion pops out. This is known as anamorphic art and Odeith was the pioneer!
Recently Odeith has been busy creating a short stop motion film and surprised us all with his ‘Running Dog!’ using his same technique with only spray cans on board Odeith produced something really cool… bringing his anamorphic art to life!
GraffitiStreet chatted with Odeith to find out how it all came about. Check out our interview with Odeith… Dream the impossible do the incredible.
“Dream the impossible do the incredible!! Probably one of the craziest things I ever painted. Not because the complexity of the painting but really difficult to set all frames on the same place.. with no projector or any other tool” Odeith
GraffitiStreet
You've shown a special interest in perspective and shading and your murals stand out for their realism and technique, tricking the eye! Is this an evolution of your style?
Odeith
I don’t think so, because I always loved 3D and realistic stuff.
Odeith, Dream the impossible… do the incredible. Running Dog. Photo credit Odeith
GraffitiStreet
Where did the idea stem from to create a stop motion?
Odeith
Sometimes you are thinking about something and one day you make it… and you don’t even know if it will work!!
Odeith, Dream the impossible… do the incredible. Running Dog. Photo credit Odeith
GraffitiStreet
Would you describe the planning that went into the execution of this project?
Odeith
It was really hard, I failed two times, than finally I found a way to do it… I prefer not to go into details because it’s always good to create some suspense…
Odeith, Dream the impossible… do the incredible. Running Dog. Photo credit Odeith
GraffitiStreet
You must need patience and clear guidance for such a project. How many times did you have to paint the dog and how many frames did it take to complete the cycle of the dog running?
Odeith
16 times, 16 frames!
Odeith, Dream the impossible… do the incredible. Running Dog. Photo credit Odeith
GraffitiStreet
This is something very different to what we've seen from Odeith. You are constantly evolving your technique is this important to you as an artist and to keep the passion?
Odeith
I always try to create something different, that’s one of my main goals, create something new.
Odeith, Dream the impossible… do the incredible. Running Dog. Photo credit Odeith
GraffitiStreet
What was the most challenging aspect regarding the project for you?
Odeith
It was making the dog running extremely correct in the perfect edge, because every time I was making the next frame I couldn’t change the angle and the size of the dog, especially since I’ve made it without a projector.
Odeith, Dream the impossible… do the incredible. Running Dog. Photo credit Odeith
GraffitiStreet
How long did the project take overall, did you give yourself a deadline?
Odeith
There was no deadline, but I had some travelling to do over the next few days, so I made it in one and a half days.
Odeith, Dream the impossible… do the incredible. Running Dog. Photo credit Odeith
GraffitiStreet
What have you learnt from this experience?
Odeith
I don’t know if I will do it again.
Some challenges are maybe more difficult than imagined!
Odeith, Dream the impossible… do the incredible. Running Dog. Photo credit Odeith
GraffitiStreet
You spent a long time bringing your spray dog to life... does the dog have a name?
Odeith
Yes, Sardanisco.
Odeith, Dream the impossible… do the incredible. Running Dog. Photo credit Odeith
GraffitiStreet
Is this just the beginning? Whats next? we would love to see your realistic spiders move around!!
Odeith
Yeah, me too :)
Odeith Black Widow Anamorphic. Photo credit Odeith
Check out the behind the scene coverage and see for yourself Odeith’s latest ideas running away with him…Dream the impossible do the incredible…
Photo credit Odeith
