Have you ever wondered how people with specific eye errors see the world? Philip Barlow, a Cape Town-based artist, has created a series of paintings that vividly shows the struggle of those who have myopia or nearsightedness, the most common refractive error of the eye.
At a first glance, Barlow’s paintings look like photographs that are out of focus. But these hyperrealistic oil artworks perfectly portray the blurred effect that nearsighted people see when they take off their glasses, and let those with normal vision understand what it’s like to live with this condition. Scroll down to see them for yourself.
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Philip Barlow oil paintings
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Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
Philip Barlow oil paintings
Image credits: philipbarlow
