A hobby that makes you dizzy: Japanese creates sculptures in the genre of glitch art (Photo)

In the past few years, computer graphic artists have not stopped experimenting and pushing the boundaries of a genre known as glitch art. This is an art format that includes the intentional creation of digital or analogue errors and omissions solely for aesthetic reasons.

For the viewer, the end result is an image that looks distorted, full of errors and “broken”. Imagine what will happen if you open all the programs that you have on your computer, and then watch how they all “crash” at one point. This is often what glitch art looks like. Full vinaigrette of pixels, broken pictures and pieces of code sticking out from everywhere.

Inspired by the random and chaotic nature of glitch art, Japanese sculptor Yoshitoshi Kanemaki recreates this form of digital art in the physical world. His crazy creations reproduce the same digital “stuttering” and fragmentation of images.

The works of Yoshitoshi Kanemaki come in many sizes, from miniature sculptures to mannequins to human height.

Each creation begins with a simple sketch drawn directly on a camphor tree. Then the sculptor carefully cuts out all the excess to create the effect of a real glitch.