When Boredom Turns Into Art

“We don’t make mistakes, just little happy accidents”- Bob Ross

Ramon Bruin is an artist who makes it hard for you to believe that he was an amateur just a little while ago. His idea of drawing came from being bored. Who thought that moments of boredom can make someone famous? In conversation with Ramon Bruin, One World News got to know about his art-form and his journey as an artist.

All gnomes are heroes

As an artist, how would you describe yourself?

As an artist I have two sides. On one side I’m very impulsive so when something gets stuck in my mind I have to create it immediately, even when it’s in the middle of the night. On the other side, I think too much about everything. I’m very calculative. Both sides are seen in my art.

How did you start your career and how has been your journey so far?

I started my career as an airbrush artist. I would paint motorcycle tanks, guitars, drums and stuff like that. When I would get bored, I would try to satisfy my creative appetite by drawing. The moment I would get over with my drawing, I would click a picture of it and post it online.

That’s when I noticed that when I tilt my camera, the image of the drawing changes. After this discovery I started to change my drawing according to the angle of the camera and I added depth to the drawing. A cool new style was born but I was still creating the drawings out of boredom.

dogggs

Within a couple of weeks these drawings got noticed by major news agencies like the New York Daily News, Huffington Post, Herald Sun and many more. My boredom drawings were spread worldwide and the funny thing was; I wasn’t even trying yet.

After that I started to push my own boundaries within this type of art. I got quite far, but I’m not nearly at the top of my capabilities. I have got a long way to go, but I’m still very excited. The boredom became my art and my way of living.

According to you, how different are modern-expressionism, airbrush designs, photorealism and 3-D optical illusion drawings from each other?

Each style is very different from each other, but they all have similarities too. To create a 3D optical illusion, you have to create a certain photorealism by using smooth color gradients the same way as in airbrush art. Add the story to the piece of art and it becomes its own style of modern-expressionism. Everything blends together in one piece.

escape of the ugly model

How important do you think it is to correct the angle of the camera to give a 3D effect to your drawings?

The right angle of the camera is very important. A slight difference could destroy the whole piece. The angle itself decides the shape of the drawing. There is a specific way of drawing 3-D illusion. There are a number of things to be considered, one of them being that you have to draw everything from a top view angle. You have to imagine that it’s really there and alive.

Why did you choose the art of a 3D optical illusion drawing as a medium of expression?

It’s an art style I discovered, and there is a lot within this style which hasn’t been discovered yet. Time is not on my side, but within a half a year I will show a completely new style of 3D art. One the world hasn’t seen yet.
Also it’s limitless, everything and every situation can be transformed into 3D art. The best thing about 3D art is that most people have to look twice and can’t believe it.

Green

How did your inclination towards art develop?

I was always into arts and I respect a lot of artists and painters who have created amazing stuff. I’m honored to become one of them and that I inspire a lot of people. My only wish is to earn a place in the history of art.

If you wouldn’t have been an artist, what would you have been? Why?

I wrote a few books, so perhaps a writer. I like driving in my car, so perhaps a cabby. I like playing guitar, so perhaps a rock star. I’m not sure what I would do, but I do know I’m quite bored easily so whatever I would do I wouldn’t do it for the rest of my life. I like to change and explore a lot.

I Am Anda

What other things interest you?

A lot of things. Playing guitar, exploring music, going to concerts, driving in my car, animals, world politics, philosophy, reading books, writing, movies, going out for diner and lot’s more.

Which one of your works never bores you and which one would you like to re-work on to make it fill your fetish for creativity? Why?

Every single one of my work bores me. I can’t enjoy the illusion like other people do, because all I see are my mistakes. It makes it hard to be an artist, but it’s also good. It keeps me sharp and pushing the edge. So I would also like to change them all. As a matter of fact I did change a lot, especially with my paintings. When I don’t sell something within a few months, it bores me so I paint straight over it. Most of the times, I do sell it immediately after the change.

Keep Fishin’

What inspires your art and who is your inspiration?

My inspiration is the whole world and everything in it. I like creating animals, people, trains, cars, airplanes, architecture and much more. That’s why this style of art is perfect for me. I can explore it all.

Music inspires me a lot. I listen to bands like Radiohead, Muse, Incubus, Alt-J and much more. There are also a lot of inspiring painters like István Sándorfi, David Jon Kassan, Franz Kline, Nick lepard, Jesse Reno, Jason Seiler, Jeff Soto, Amadea Bailey, Tracey Emin, Anthony Micallef, Anthony Lister, Philip Bosmans, and many more.

The Architects

How much do you agree with the fact that a painting can depict one’s personality?

I have limitless imagination. This is something you can easily recognize in my art and my upcoming art. When I create an illusion, I try to blur the line between the real and the drawn, so people are flabbergasted when they look at it. To create this you really have to think outside the box and not let the borders of a single sheet of paper set boundaries in your art. It’s also a very calculative way of art. Most of my work also has a bit of humor or sarcasm in it. This is the first thing people who know me recognize in my art.

What does your art-work talk about?

My artwork doesn’t have a single story. Some of them don’t even have a story. They say a story is the most important thing in art, music, films etc. They are right, but in my artwork it’s not necessary.

People like to look at something which they can’t understand. People love to watch fast card tricks and other magic tricks. They see something they don’t fully understand. That’s the essence of my artwork- seeing something which comes to life and interacts with the real world around it.

The little helper

People question what’s real and what is not. I could say the story in my art is to fool people’s minds with simple materials.

What do you think is important to be an artist?

It’s important to stay yourself. You’re the one who creates art and art isn’t the one who creates you. Creating art has to feel good, either to release your emotions or to give shape to your imagination.

Any message to our readers?

A lot of people ask me how I create my art, but I never reveal all of my secrets. It’s too easy when someone tells you how to create something. It becomes your own when you find your own style, tricks and secrets. Hold on to them and share the result with the world.