# Prism-Seamed Photographs Happy Red Fish Combines Sewing & Photography to Create Multihued Prism Ar By Simal Yilmaz | Published 2013-02-15 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prism-art References: [artnau](http://www.artnau.com/2013/02/happy-red-fish/) & [happy-red-fish](http://www.happy-red-fish.com/about-this-site/) Amsterdam-based Happy red fish, a creative studio operated by the artist and designer Hagar Vardimon-van Heummen, has created a stunning multimedia prism art project. The artist has taken various photographs of houses and human portraits and re-purposed them with various prisms sawn directly on the photos. This [mixed-media art project](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folded-echoes) contains the two art mediums, photography and sewing, which the artist Hagar Vardimon-van Heummen really enjoys and combines them in a meaningful pattern. The [woman portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-portraits) are instantaneously turned into geeky-looking super villian-like pictures that remind the viewer of old-school retro cartoon animations. In my personal favorite piece, the artist has also taken a monochromatic photograph of two children and has sawn an intricate, [multi-hued prism cube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hooptical) on top of each kid's heads. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 53% | Activity: 42% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Multimedia Prism Art:** Opportunity for artists and designers to combine different mediums, like photography and sewing, to create visually stunning and unique artworks. - **Mixed-media Photography:** Innovative approach to incorporating sewing and other tactile elements into traditional photography, offering new possibilities for creative expression and storytelling. - **Retro Cartoon Aesthetics:** Growing trend of utilizing retro cartoon-inspired visuals in art and design, offering a nostalgic appeal and storytelling possibilities. ### Who This Affects Most - **Art & Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for artists, designers, and creative studios to explore new techniques and mediums in order to create unique and engaging artworks. - **Photography:** Potential for photographers and mixed-media artists to experiment with incorporating sewing and other tactile elements into their work to create captivating and visually intriguing photographs. - **Fashion & Textile:** Opportunity for fashion designers and textile artists to draw inspiration from the combination of photography and sewing, blurring the boundaries between different art forms and creating innovative fashion pieces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Intersecting Dimensional Art Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diorama.md) - [Paper Curvature Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-curves.md) - [Artful Custom Mirror Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portraits-collection.md) - [Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-allusion.md) - [Vibrantly Colorful Dynamic Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kayla-rumpp.md) - [Starry-Eyed Dichroic Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starryeyed-dichroic-sculpture.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Candy-Like Colorful Glass Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gele-series.md) - [Juxtaposing Digital Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/riflessi.md)