You’d be excused for thinking light painting a very modern phenomenon, but way back in 1949 Pablo Picasso had the chance to demonstrate his expertise in his own special way. This artistic experiment came about courtesy of Gjon Mili, a photographer who at the time worked for LIFE. To entice Picasso, Mili showcased some of his images of ice skaters with lights fixed to their skates, jumping in the dark. Picasso was so impressed with the results, he created a series of projected light drawings in a dark room with two separate cameras and a small electric light attempting to ‘paint’ his versions of centaurs, bulls and greek profiles. To see how successful he check out his work below.

























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