Making art with Rubik’s Cubes

Kerala-based cuber Hariprasad CM uses technology, artistic ability and his core solving skills to make three-dimensional portraits with cubes

A large portrait of the characters of Friends made using 2,021 Rubik’s Cubes is on show at the Loongs Cricket Academy in Thrissur. The artist, Hariprasad CM, created the mosaic in less than 20 hours to coincide with the première of Friends: The Reunion, a special episode of the popular American sitcom on May 27. The video he uploaded on his Instagram page (@_hariology_), has already got close to 6,000 views. “Ever since they announced the reunion, I have been wanting to do this. I have watched Friends multiple times; it is my ultimate go-to,” says Hari, who is a cuber, artist and teacher. He got his first Rubik’s Cube in 1996, at the age of six, but solved it only in 2010, after he sat with it an entire night. Since then, there has been no looking back. He solved cube after cube, and got more hooked on to it each time. “It ceased to be a mere hobby. I began taking it seriously and started teaching others,” he says.