Artist Merges Two Celebrities Into One Creating Mashups That Confuse Many (30 New Pics)
At first look, these photos might look like average celebrity portraits, however, upon closer inspection, you should notice there's something off with them. They're actually people that don't exist! Well, kinda.
Benjamin from France takes two famous faces and blends them together to create a brand "new" person. This way, he has built up over a 100,000-big following and the number just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
The digital artist doesn't use popular editing apps like FaceApp. Instead, he works with Photoshop. This allows him to create his face fusions with immaculate precision.
We at Bored Panda have already covered some of his mashups here, here, and here, but the guy has included a lot of our favorite celebs in his latest uploads, so we thought we should do an update.
Continue scrolling to meet the gang and check out our exclusive interview on creativity with an internationally renowned neuroscientist, Moshe Bar.
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Billie Eilish + Steve Buscemi
Christian Bale + Robert Pattinson
Whether it's photo editing or some other craft we like to dabble in, coming up with interesting ways to reignite our passion for it and refine our skills can be a challenging task in and of itself.
According to Moshe Bar, the professor and director of the Leslie and Susan Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, the first obstacle to creative thinking is the so-called 'cognitive load.'
"[It consists of] all these details, worries and other thoughts that load our mind and tax our mental abilities," the author of Mindwandering: How Your Constant Mental Drift Can Improve Your Mood and Boost Your Creativity, told Bored Panda.
Shakira + Keira Knightley
Brad Pitt + Robert Redford
Will Smith + Chris Rock
Many psychologists assume that the mind, left to its own devices, is inclined to follow a well-worn path of familiar associations. But the neuroscientist and graduate student Shira Baror found that innovative thinking, not routine ideation, is our default cognitive mode when our minds are clear.
In a series of experiments, they gave participants a free-association task while simultaneously taxing their mental capacity to different degrees. In one, for example, the researchers asked half the participants to keep in mind a string of seven digits, and the other half to remember just two digits. While the participants maintained these strings in working memory, they were given a word (e.g., shoe) and asked to respond as quickly as possible with the first word that came to mind (e.g., sock).
Bar and Baror discovered that a high mental load consistently diminished the originality and creativity of the response. Participants with seven digits to recall resorted to the most statistically common responses (e.g., white/black), whereas participants with two digits gave less typical, more varied pairings (e.g., white/cloud).
Anya Taylor Joy + Taylor Swift
Adele + Sarah Paulson
Johnny Depp + Timothée Chalamet
Gary Oldman + Alan Rickman
"The second obstacle to creativity is negative mood," professor Bar said. "People who are feeling positive are more creative. Interestingly, this link also works in the other direction: people who are more creative find themselves in a better mood. A finding that [the scientific community] now use to try to alleviate symptoms of mood disorders such as depression and anxiety."
However, it's worth pointing out that some studies say the positive vs. negative emotions distinction may not be the most important contrast for understanding attentional focus. Research conducted by psychologist Eddie Harmon-Jones and his colleagues, for example, suggests that the critical variable influencing one’s scope of attention is not emotional valence (positive vs. negative emotions) but motivational intensity, or how strongly you feel compelled to either approach or avoid something.
Katy Perry + Orlando Bloom
Giving me Frida Kahlo vibes, it may just be the dark hair/flowers though.
Jamie Bell + Tom Holland
Emma Stone + Margot Robbie
Mila Kunis + Margot Robbie
Given the obstacles he just mentioned, professor Bar believes the first tip for improved creativity is to be less occupied and cognitively loaded. So if you want to challenge Benjamin and morph a few celebrities or are simply looking for inspiration for your next poem, a clear mind can get you a long way.
"To get to be in this state some people find meditation helpful, but there are other ways, as I detail in my book, Mindwandering."
"Similarly, when you are looking for a creative solution, mind your mood for optimal conditions. A better mood is more conducive to creative ideation."
Mads Mikkelsen + Viggo Mortensen
Benedict Cumberbatch + Tom Hiddleston
Jake Gyllenhaal + Tobey Maguire
Jared Leto + Courteney Cox
But there are more factors. "We also need to find the level of stimulation that is right for our creativity to blossom; not too much and not too little," Moshe Bar said.
For instance, have you wondered why so many of our best thoughts come to us in the shower? "You become less aware of your environment and more aware of your internal thoughts,” said John Kounios, a psychologist who studies creativity and distraction at Drexel University in Philadelphia. These activities are physically or mentally demanding, but only on a mild level. They also need to be familiar or comfortable enough that a person stays engaged but doesn't get bored, and last long enough to allow an uninterrupted stream of thought.
Avril Lavigne + Kristen Stewart
Timothée Chalamet + Saoirse Ronan
Emma Stone + Glenn Close As Cruella
Keira Knightley + Winona Ryder
"The creative process ... starts with an open mind and 'divergent thinking', a place that generates many ideas, followed by an evaluation stage of 'convergent thinking' where the best ones are selected. Just like divergent thinking requires reduced inhibitions in the brain (like breaks), a good brainstorming session at work requires the absence of a boss who might censor unorthodox ideas," Moshe Bar added.
"It is important to remember that our level of creativity is not fixed; we can all be more or less creative depending on the context, conditions, and our overall state of mind."
Keanu Reeves + Ben Barnes
Angelina Jolie + Brad Pitt
Robert Downey Jr + Tom Cruise
Charlize Theron + Anya Taylor-Joy
Moshe Bar highlighted that you can benefit from increased creativity even if you're not an artist or a writer.
"Lawyers, supermarket managers, car mechanics, and almost all other professions can [reap its rewards]. Not all, though. Think, would you like a very creative captain to fly a plane or someone that goes ‘by the book’?"
However, "creative thinking captivates our mind and makes us hopeful and optimistic about future possibilities, which makes sense given that it is relevant for almost all aspects of our everyday life. From approaching a sensitive topic with your kid to the most efficient way of loading our trunk with groceries, and even improvising a recipe you don't have all the ingredients for, creativity is everywhere."
Billie Eilish + Cillian Murphy
Evan Peters + Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Zendaya + Tom Holland
She actually looks like Michael Jackson’s kid Blanket (Prince Michael Jackson II).
Woody Harrelson + Anna Gunn
Bill Skarsgård + Harry Styles
Jon Hamm + Michael Fassbender
Jeremy Irvine + Ryan Reynolds
Jason Momoa + The Rock
Tom Holland + Tobey Maguire
Elon Musk + Robert Downey Jr
Tom Hiddleston + Owen Wilson
Daisy Ridley + Ana De Armas
Shailene Woodley + Kate Winslet
Sebastian Stan + Henry Cavill
Pedro Pascal + Oscar Isaac
January Jones & Grace Kelly
Drake + Kanye West
Rooney Mara & Audrey Hepburn
Dylan O'brien + Jake Gyllenhaal
Sadie Sink + Taylor Swift
John Krasinski & Rainn Wilson
The ultimate mash up… Jim shrute Bears. beats. battle Star galactica
Anthony Mackie + Sebastian Stan
Olivia Rodrigo & Millie Bobby Brown
Taylor Swift & Olivia Rodrigo
Tilda Swinton & Cate Blanchett
Salma Hayek & Penelope Cruz
Zooey Deschanel & Hannah Simone
Alexandra Daddario & Sydney Sweeney
Rebecca Ferguson & Hayley Atwell
Logan Lerman + Dylan Minnette
Natalie Portman & Alicia Vikander
Adriana Lima & Aishwarya Rai
Michael Sheen + David Tennant
Dua Lipa & Halsey
Aryna Sabalenka & Paula Badosa
Alessandra Ambrosio + Izabel Goulart
Melissa Benoist & Sasha Calle
Diane Kruger + Jennifer Connelly
Mike Tyson + Jamie Foxx
Harry Kane + Wyatt Russell
Olivier Giroud & Karim Benzema
Rooney Mara + Keira Knightley
Dane Dehaan & James Franco
Andie Macdowell & Margaret Qualley
Andie is Margaret's mother. Mother and daughter, you would think would look very much alike
Thomasin Mckenzie & Anya Taylor-Joy
Gwyneth Paltrow & Thandiwe Newton
Lana Del Rey & Halsey
Bill Murray & Tom Hanks
Sabrina Carpenter & Dove Cameron
Natalie Portman & Zoe Saldana
Rihanna & A$ap Rocky
Emma Watson & Alexandra Daddario
Max Verstappen & Lewis Hamilton
Anya Taylor-Joy & Ana De Armas
Kaya Scodelario & Claire Redfield
A lot are hit and miss, but there are some good ones. It would have been better if you'd managed to remove the stubble where you've put a woman and a man together. That really spoilt a lot of them.
Just goes to show that there is a 'type/look' that is prevalent among celebrities.
How about Christy Turlington and Jessica Biel? No mash up necessary. Tell me they're NOT the same person. Jessica-Bi...4d2dc9.jpg
This was AMAZING. The artist has such an eye for people who similar traits, perfect for a mashup. I saw the elements from both people in every image, was really interesting!
Show me something interesting like Seth Rogan and Scarlet Johansson or Beyoncé and the kid who plays Young Sheldon
All those comments about only seeing one celebrity are annoying as hell. To me, the comments below every pic are the weakest thing about Bored Panda. Get rid of them.
A lot are hit and miss, but there are some good ones. It would have been better if you'd managed to remove the stubble where you've put a woman and a man together. That really spoilt a lot of them.
Just goes to show that there is a 'type/look' that is prevalent among celebrities.
How about Christy Turlington and Jessica Biel? No mash up necessary. Tell me they're NOT the same person. Jessica-Bi...4d2dc9.jpg
This was AMAZING. The artist has such an eye for people who similar traits, perfect for a mashup. I saw the elements from both people in every image, was really interesting!
Show me something interesting like Seth Rogan and Scarlet Johansson or Beyoncé and the kid who plays Young Sheldon
All those comments about only seeing one celebrity are annoying as hell. To me, the comments below every pic are the weakest thing about Bored Panda. Get rid of them.