Bizarrely flexible wildlife twist into acrobatic poses in Bruno Pontiroli’s paintings that bend perspective

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Kangaroos, koalas and poisonous platypus take on particularly acrobatic figures in a new series of oil paintings by Bruno Pontiroli (previously). In Body language, the French artist renders a cast of animals imitating gymnasts native to Australia, each with exceptionally strong appendages and flexible backs. The creatures balance themselves on their tails and bend at perfect 90-degree angles, defying physics in favor of distorted perspectives and the ability to see the world from a different vantage point.

Body language is on view until August 7 at the Beinart Gallery in Brunswick. Pontiroli also sells prints on his site, and you can find more of his shape-shifting characters on Instagram. (via Supersonic Art)

“Inverted Psychology II” (2021), oil on wood panel, 40 x 30 centimeters

Left: “La Queue Leu Leu I” (2021), oil on wood panel, 60 x 50 centimeters. Right: “Figure De Style I” (2021), oil on wood panel, 60 x 50 centimeters

“Le Diable Au Corps” (2021), oil on wood panel, 50 x 40 centimeters

“Figure De Style II” (2021), oil on wood panel, 60 x 50 centimeters

“Le Pieds Marin” (2022), oil on linen, 81 x 100 centimeters

Left: “Le Quintupède II” (2021), oil on wood panel, 80 x 70 centimeters. Right: “Inverted Psychology I” (2021), oil on wood panel, 40 x 30 centimeters

“Les Basses Voltiges II” (2021), oil on wood panel, 30 x 24 centimeters

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