hiː wʌz pɹˈɑːbəbli ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə bˈæɹiɚ ɡɹˈɪd ˌɔːɾoʊstˈɛɹɪˌoʊɡɹæmz ʌv fɹɛdˈɛɹɪk ˈaɪvz ænd jˈuːdʒiːn ˈɛstɐnˌeɪv, ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ˈɛstɐnˌeɪv æt sˈɛvɹəl pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃənz ʌv ˈɛstɐnˌeɪvz wˈɜːks æt ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɐkˈædəmi ʌv sˈaɪənsᵻz.
He was probably also inspired by the barrier grid autostereograms of Frederic Ives and Eugène Estanave, representing Estanave at several presentations of Estanave's works at the French Academy of Sciences.