Visual artist Hadi Karimi depicts one of the greatest composers that ever lived — Johann Sebastian Bach — in a sculpted, 3D color portrait, and Bach looks majestic. Karimi based his reconstruction of Bach’s face from Elias Gottlob Haussmann’s 1746 painting of the composer, as well as an unverified skeleton which is said to be Bach’s skeleton.
Karimi’s collection of lifelike renderings show a modern take on the German composer’s only verifiably authentic portrait, revealing what he could look like if he was alive today.
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Using a programme called ZBrush, and adding colour texture through Substance Painter, Hadi was able to create his realistic portrait.
Speaking to Classic FM, Karimi revealed his motivation behind the project: “We grew up with all these beautiful symphonies and memorable melodies, but do we know the minds behind them?
“Sometimes we remember them by just a name and if we’re lucky there’s a painting or a black and white photo from centuries ago that could barely show us what they actually looked like.”
Karimi hopes that he did the composer justice through his work, and I believe that he did. But what do you think?
(Image Credit: Hadi Karimi/ Classic FM)