Long live the granny square
August 7, 2013 8:30 AM Subscribe
Guy Whitby, an Aussie artist also known as WorkByKnight (WBK), creates mixed media pixelated art, such as portraits using keyboard keys, and portraits and famous works of art using crochet granny squares.
How fantastic. I love the completely different looks of the keyboard keys vs the granny squares - the keys being only a handful of different shades, while each granny square is an explosion of color and somehow they blend into the right shade.
posted by Gordafarin at 9:13 AM on August 7, 2013
posted by Gordafarin at 9:13 AM on August 7, 2013
Flashing back to the Evil Twin Collinsport Afghans that stalked the poor Collins family across time, space, and parallel universes.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 11:00 AM on August 7, 2013
posted by The Underpants Monster at 11:00 AM on August 7, 2013
Are these found, and picked appart granny squares? or hand made by the artist?
posted by fontophilic at 12:29 PM on August 7, 2013
posted by fontophilic at 12:29 PM on August 7, 2013
they are digital... which is my only complaint with them, I wish there were physical. Even so, very nice pixel source material, reminds me so much of chuck close.
posted by jonbro at 3:02 PM on August 7, 2013
posted by jonbro at 3:02 PM on August 7, 2013
Oh, I didn't realize they were all digital. It makes sense, though. Those portraits would be huge if they were done with actual granny squares.
posted by donajo at 4:13 PM on August 7, 2013
posted by donajo at 4:13 PM on August 7, 2013
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