Martin Richardson Holograms and Lenticulars

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Alien Head

This image was created by deliberately misaligning a scanned surface image onto a three dimensional polygon structure using Cinema 4D software.

Created: 06 May 2005

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Alien Head
Diagram illustrating how holograms capture a complete light field.

What are holograms?

Holograms are amazing and mysterious objects which it is hard to define, let alone explain. So what are these fantastic, mystical images? How do they work, and how are they created?

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Triangular Mirror Sculpture in Water

Triangular Mirror Sculpture in Water 15/09/1982
Early work leading to prototype holographic recordings as detailed within “mixed media- holography within art”. Part of a series in which mirrored sculptures and surfaces were placed in natural settings.


Mirror Loop Under Tree

Mirror Loop Under Tree 15/09/1982
Part of the series in which mirrored sculptures and surfaces were placed in natural settings. This image was ultimately used as subject matter for an 8mm movie, now available on DVD format.


Martin Scorsese Portrait

Martin Scorsese Portrait 22/06/1988
Holographic portrait of the film director, created when he was in London promoting his film Casino. The picture was taken while the portrait was on display in the Mission Gallery, Notting Hill Gate, in the summer of 1998.


David Bowie Portrait

David Bowie Portrait 14/06/1999
Portrait of David Bowie derived from 23 minutes of movie footage shot in New York. Used as the limited-edition front cover for the ‘hours’ album- 500,000 prints were made for this purpose.


Experimental David Bowie Portrait

Experimental David Bowie Portrait 14/06/1999
This is a more experimental image taken from the David Bowie series. It was shot with a custom-made 35 mm Mitchell movie camera.


Choir

Choir 06/05/2005
This is a frame from a three dimensional digital animation created from head scans and incorporated into Cinema 4D™ Software using an Apple G4.


Martina Flat Face

Martina Flat Face 06/05/2005
This is a flattened image taken from a three-dimensional scan of the head of Australian artist Martina Mrongovious. Scans such as this are created for mapping onto polygonal wireframe structures in 3d graphics packages.


Last updated: 01 November 2005