Mitte, a two-vanishing points perspective

Name: Mitte

Dimensions: DIN A3 (420 x 297 mm)

Technique: Handmade two-vanishing points perspective in ink and watercolour

Year: 2023

The story behind Mitte, the first two-vanishing points perspective of my Escher-like drawings collection

What is MITTE?

Huge, busy, chaotic and artistic, Mitte is the central neighbourhood of Berlin, capital of Germany. You can find there the famous historical Brandburger Gate (also called ¨Peace Gate¨ for the time of unification of Berlin East and West), the Museum Island´s art institutions, as well as a series of labyrinthine courtyards, between many other things.

The artwork Mitte began as an exploration of perspective techniques. This study focuses on the use of both parallel and conical projections to create Escher-like paradoxes. Either if you do or you do not know M.C. Escher, I recommend you to read this article. Indeed, after having encountered certain ambiguities during a 360º drawing using conical projections, I decided to “go back” to the basics and to study first the Escher-like effects in parallel perspectives before transitioning to conical perspectives. After the first drawings of the collection using parallel perspectives (Deconstructing Berlin, Labyrinth 01, Labyrinth 02…), and the first one-vanishing point conical perspective (Impossible Things), Mitte appeared as the first two-vanishing point conical perspective of the collection during one of my creative meetings in Berlin.

The artwork was completed after three sessions: the first one was dedicated to the drawing’s skeleton, the second to the first watercolour layer, and the third session to refine colours and shadows for a more unified and geometrically clear piece. The result is a vibrant yet chaotic expression with different possible readings or, in other words, Mitte itself! This piece was a significant addition to my collection, being the first two-vanishing point perspective with Escher-like effects dedicated to a Berlin neighbourhood.

Detail 01 of Mitte, the first two-vanishing points conical perspective of my Escher-like drawings collection © Lufo Art, 2023

Detail 02 of Mitte, the first two-vanishing points conical perspective of my Escher-like drawings collection © Lufo Art, 2023

Detail 03 of Mitte, the first two-vanishing points conical perspective of my Escher-like drawings collection © Lufo Art, 2023

Detail 04 of Mitte, the first two-vanishing points conical perspective of my Escher-like drawings collection © Lufo Art, 2023

Detail 05 of Mitte, the first two-vanishing points conical perspective of my Escher-like drawings collection © Lufo Art, 2023

Detail 06 of Mitte, the first two-vanishing points conical perspective of my Escher-like drawings collection © Lufo Art, 2023

Detail 07 of Mitte, the first two-vanishing points conical perspective of my Escher-like drawings collection © Lufo Art, 2023

Detail 08 of Mitte, the first two-vanishing points conical perspective of my Escher-like drawings collection © Lufo Art, 2023

Detail 09 of Mitte, the first two-vanishing points conical perspective of my Escher-like drawings collection © Lufo Art, 2023

Detail 10 of Mitte, the first two-vanishing points conical perspective of my Escher-like drawings collection © Lufo Art, 2023

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The Creative Process

Discover how did I create this two-vanishing points perspective through three sessions of creative meetings. During these encounters, I worked surrounded by the company of excellent friends, coffee and cakes, in different cafés of Berlin.