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CONFETTI ART (DOT ART)
What
makes a girl stick millions of dots to canvass?
My obsession for sticking dots to make
giant pictutres (and it is an obsession!) came about when
studying for my dissertation. Having suffered with O.C.D
and Insomnia for most of my life i finally found something
i loved doing when all the normal people in the world
are asleep. I love Art that looks like it took hard work
to achieve it, i love things that make people look twice,
i love things that are made up of tiny detail to a whole
image, and i love colour. All of these elements (i hope)
are visable in my work.
Inspired by Chuck close
and Georges Seurat i developed a love for creating work
that uses Optical mixing to give the viewer more than
one expereince when viewing the peices. Optical mixing
in basic terms is where you can see timy detail close
up adn as you step back your brain makes your eyes mix
the colours together to viewthe whole image.
I spend ususally once involved
in a picture 12-17 hours a day sticking and re-arranging
dots. By the end of 2008 i had dislocated my thumb 13
times, which is why it took me until March 09 to pick
up my tweezers again.
Every time i have started a new picture
i have tried to achieve something new. The first one In
Seine was A complete learning experience on what not
to do! with the Lewis Hamiltion
portrait i tried to get the Optical mixing better, by
using lots of different colours close up, bright colours,
that only blend together when you walk backwards. With
Simon Cowell i tried to get
the blending better, almost to a point where the image
starts to dissapear in sections as you get upclose. I
have to feel like i am improving/experimenting with the
technique each picture, when i finally make a picture
i am totally happy with i will stop. Although since i
am a perfectionist i feel that day will probably never
come, so i fear i willbe sticking dots for the rest of
my life.
So far i have stuck over 1 million dots
over 3 pictures in 14 months. The first two have recieved
much press interest both National, and internationally
including appearing on the BBC news and on news websites
all over the world. To view some of this coverage please
go to my Links.
I have Also recieved a certificate from
the Guiness Book Of Records for my Piece In Seine. To
see this please go to My world Record.
If you would like to see details on any of my dot art
pictures please click the following links.
In Seine
Lewis Hamilton
Simon Cowell
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