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Andrew Meyers’ Crazy 3D Screw Portraits

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Far more interesting in the abstract/unpainted versions. Ultimately, just another riff on Chuck Close and his use of smaller bits of info to create a larger portrait.

But, artistx, isn’t Chuck Close just another riff on Georges Seurat?
Most art is at least somewhat derivative.

[...] (Via Flavorwire) [...]

Could be he burns the drawing? I never even liked Close..

[...] Andrew Meyer’s screw portraits. …he places pages from a phone book on top of a plywood panel base. Then, he sketches his subject’s face and pre-drills 7,000 to 10,000 holes by hand. Once the screws are in at the correct depth, he paints over each head individually to create the finished product, which looks more like a portrait than a sculpture. (via flavorwire) [...]

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