Famous paintings re-created in old toys and other common items
October 7, 2013 10:52 AM Subscribe
Jane Perkins re-creates famous paintings and images using bits of old toys and other commonplace items. Artist's website. Related to button art. Reminiscent of the works of Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Also similar to Jason Mercier's celebrity junk portraits, in some cases using junk donated by the celebrity or items related to the person. There's a time-lapse video of him creating a portrait of Honey Boo-Boo out of trash.
posted by larrybob at 11:14 AM on October 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by larrybob at 11:14 AM on October 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
See also Crop Art / Seed Art, which is an exhibition category at the Minnesota State Fair.
The Mitchell Corn Palace in South Dakota has murals made out of corncobs.
posted by larrybob at 11:35 AM on October 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
The Mitchell Corn Palace in South Dakota has murals made out of corncobs.
posted by larrybob at 11:35 AM on October 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
These are cool - -they lose coherence once I look at a section and resolve a discrete object; then I just see trees, no forest, so to speak. But if I look away, forest is back!
posted by Mister_A at 11:58 AM on October 7, 2013
posted by Mister_A at 11:58 AM on October 7, 2013
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