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SPRINGFIELD — The "Have You Seen This?" articles are usually reserved for great videos. But every once in a while there is something so cool, so interesting, that no video is needed — but you still have to see it.
Today is one of those rare occasions.
Have you ever wondered what Ned Flanders or Moe Syslak would look like in real life? Did it ever cross your mind what Ariel or Rapunzel would look like if you saw them walking down the street? Or maybe you've been curious what it would be like to meet Carl Fredrickson in person? Wonder no more, because we now have a pretty strong idea thanks to artist Hidreley Diao.
According to Diao's Instagram bio, he is a contributor for the online art magazine, Bored Panda. The Brazilian artist started experimenting with artificial intelligence and found he could recreate lifelike images of cartoon characters and started to get to work.
On his Instagram page, Diao has portraits of everyone from Dash in "The Incredibles," to the Statue of Liberty. These portraits are mesmerizing, and it's far too easy to fall into a black hole of time-wasting as you scroll and click on every single image.
Some of my favorites include Milhouse from "the Simpsons," composer Frédéric Chopin, and the female pharaoh Hatsheput.
Take a look at the portraits, but do yourself a favor: do it when you have some time and your boss won't catch you, because you'll be stuck browsing for awhile.
Have You Seen This?
Behold, the Mozart of arcade basketball
Is he a man or a machine? Nobody knows. But this guy definitely knows how to dominate the arcade.
