This Artist Has Introduced ‘Shadowology’ in the Art Lexicon Via ‘Shadow Doodling’

Can shadows become art?2 min


Can shadows become art? Yes, says Vincent Bal, a Belgian filmmaker who boasts of award-winning short and feature films. He is a self-styled Shadowologist and defines Shadowology as a ‘scientific process’ of transforming shadows into objects.

Bal is a pro at creating a wide range of whimsical doodles from the long shadows of everyday objects resting in the sunlight. Says he, “Shadowology is the very scientific name I gave to my shadow doodles. Actually, it’s a form of playing and a sort of meditation. I play around with the shadow of objects until I see something appear in it. A bit like watching the clouds for familiar shapes. I then try to bring the image I saw to the foreground with a couple of lines and take a picture. What I like about these pictures is that you see that two worlds, reality, and fantasy, co-existing in one image.”

Bal picks up random shadows falling on paper and uses his incredible imagination to transform them into hilarious and thought-provoking doodles. His Shadowology became famous in 2016 when he shared a picture on Instagram. This received such positive feedbacks that he started creating ‘shadow doodles’ that he continues to date.

So, what led him to ‘shadow doodling’? According to him, this idea came to him by accident, “I was working on a film script when I noticed how the shadow of my teacup looked a bit like an elephant. I gave the shadow animal eyes and a smile, and took a picture and shared it on social media….” The rest, as they say, is history.

Currently, he enjoys a viewership of over 450,000 followers on Instagram alone. Besides ‘shadow doodling’, Bal teaches directing in a film school in Ghent, a port city of Belgium.


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