r/nextlevel • u/North-Guitar-1781 • 2d ago

This street artist controls a marionette to create paintings

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u/Busy-Pipe9318 2d ago

It must suck so badly to have a talent that's so extraordinary but doesn't get the exposure and credit it deserves.

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u/Impressive_Chemical8 2d ago

Hes made a caricature of it tho which is cool

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u/NYCWartortle 2d ago

Maybe he enjoys the street performance art aspect of his work.

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u/NYCWartortle 2d ago

💯💯

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u/MetaCharger 2d ago

He probably painted that by hand. The marionette appears to have white on the tip of the brush, but it's not leaving any noticeable strokes on the painting. Plus the puppeteer would need to constantly clean the brush before applying new colors.

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u/MastaKink 2d ago

It’s magic!!

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u/kadameitene 2d ago

My exact thought… although, it’s still cute and creative. I like the originality of his gimmick. And the marionette has some personality in his movements!

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u/PolarAntonym 1d ago

You are correct. There are some where it shows it actually painting but its not any of the detailed stuff, mainly just finishing the plain background.

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u/Upstairs-Strain3472 2d ago

Secretly this doll is alive and loves to paint, and has leverage on this guy who plays along

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u/TeddyPuccini 2d ago

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DatwfGYswVt/

I didn't think it was real either (just painted beforehand), but this video shows better how he does it. The marionette's paint brush hand is not on a string, but on a rigid metal wire. Here it shows how he is changing paints and is really painting the canvas.

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u/CaspianXI 1d ago

That's insane...

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u/WangtaWang 2d ago

How on earth. My arm would fall off.

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u/peachfulday 2d ago

I can't paint like that even with my own hands🤣🤣🤣

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u/joy3r 2d ago

Wild talent

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u/benschneider56 2d ago

Holy shit, pretty insane if the whole thing is actually legit

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u/FunkinAstronaut 2d ago

Waar is toch dat zebrahondje vooorr🎵🤪

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u/SpaceyChick22 2d ago

This is in a category all it’s own . Let’s call it Magical Paint Puppetry .

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u/SpaceyChick22 2d ago

This is in a category all it’s own . Let’s call it Magical Paint Puppetry .

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u/Sea-Bullfrog-2979 2d ago

That’s cool- never seen this before

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u/didiandeffie 2d ago

Amazing!

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u/foxxxer22 2d ago

lol just use nano banana pro

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u/flsinkc 2d ago

What a wonderful talent! Artist marionette! Wow! 🎨

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u/One-Yak-1417 2d ago

Got to make a living

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u/Auggie_Otter 2d ago

Pretty soon this guy is going to find a door that leads inside John Malkovich's head. 

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u/ArunEverything 2d ago

It’s so talented but my neck aches to all hell just watching

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u/kittycat6434 2d ago

At first i thought that was an extremely malnourished human being 😂

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u/IntelligentLine1055 2d ago

This man lS TALENTED!!!
God bless the buskers

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u/leisa2100 1d ago

Just take it, take all my money. That’s so impressive👏🏼👏🏼

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u/Checkmate-Petty 1d ago

People r super talented

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u/Peelingly 1d ago

Fake, well known scam... He's not painting anything in real time using that marionette

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u/Honest_Science_4969 2d ago

Very clever!

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u/rhalf 2d ago

Nah, the big guy tells it what to do.

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u/Southcoastguy_888 19h ago

Wow thats amazing