# Illusionary Portrature Jesus Gonzales Depicts Two-Faced People in His Latest Photo Series By Josh Triantafilou | Published 2012-03-24 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jesus-gonzales References: [weburbanist](http://weburbanist.com/2011/11/02/two-faced-freaky-portraits-with-multiple-personalities/) & [flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/daaghcw/sets/72157626987380062/) Jesus Gonzales recently completed a series of perception-bending photographs. The shoots are essentially [portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-portraits) but with a twist -- they show more than one angle of their subject's faces. Beyond just this, they create an [optical illusion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hooptical) such that a phantom face appears adjacent to the real one. At first glance the photographs seem natural. This initial impression fades quickly into inquisitiveness as one realizes that one is looking at a face from multiple angles at once. Jesus Gonzales started the series in 2009 and only just completed it this year. Perception is a tricky thing and [photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moon-walker-multi-cam) is is a great medium to play with it in. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.1/10 - Popularity: 90% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Perception-bending Photography:** There is an opportunity to explore the commercial use of perception-bending photography in various fields such as advertising, marketing, and social media. - **Optical Illusion Portraiture:** There is an opportunity to apply the technique of optical illusion portraiture in art exhibits, galleries, and museums, creating a unique visitor experience. - **Multi-angle Portrait Photography:** There is an opportunity to explore multi-angle portrait photography in the fields of fashion, modeling, and beauty for creative and unique editorial photo shoots and commercials. ### Who This Affects Most - **Advertising:** The use of perception-bending photography in advertising campaigns can create memorable and impactful promotions for products and services. - **Art and Design:** The technique of optical illusion portraiture can be employed by artists and designers to add a unique and captivating element to their work. - **Photography:** Multi-angle portrait photography can offer photographers a new technique to stand out in a competitive industry and create visually stunning images for clients. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Stunning Origami Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-portaits.md) - [Geometric Sculpture Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illusion-box.md) - [Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-allusion.md) - [Optical Illusion Replica Artworks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liberty-science-center.md) - [Illusion-Inspired Design Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ripples-collection.md) - [AI-Powered Portrait Studio Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portraius.md) - [Human Duality-Themed Abstract Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/passive-aggression.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Kinetic Optical Illusion Puzzles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-woodflow.md)