CONFETTI
ART (DOT ART)
Lewis Hamilton.
July 2008 - October 2008
Number of Dots Approx 249,00
I am a F1 nut, all those who know and love me will tell
you that other than my dog, there is NOTHING in the
world i love more than Formula 1
Now it is not that i am a huge Lewis fan as may be assumed
by this picture, More that i have been a fan of Ron
Dennis, C.E.O team boss of Mclaren (well he was when
i made this picture!) for many years. I have suffered
and celebrated with the team and my hero, good times
and bad. So after attending the British Grand Prix two
days before my graduation in July 08, and Lewis looked
like he could win the title, i worked out that if i
started right away, i could probably get a portrait
done before the end of the season. It had been 9 years
since Mclaren had won anything i there was nothing i
wanted more than Lewis to win it for who i like to refer
to as "Uncle Ron".
For anyone thinking i Jumped on the Lewis Mania thing
there are pictures of me in Spa 2004 and Silverstone
2006 clearly doneing mclaren T shirt and Flags before
Lewis drove for them. On my blog.
Here
Having taken on board the "what not to do's"
on my first picture i set about making Lewis. This time
i wanted to take the optical mixing even further, and
really mis up the colours of the skin so they were completely
wrong when close up. I wanted to give the viewer different
experiences. In In Seine you had 2 that it was a picture
of Le Grande Jatte in Paris, and when you got close
up it was made of dots. with Lewis when you get close
up you have the added experience that the colours seem
all wrong, and only blend as you walk away.
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The grass on In Seine is made up of Green |
Clearly on the Lewis Portrait the skin is made up
of many colours |
clearly you can see that there had been in a move foreward
in my technique, learning how to optically mix the colours
on Lewis was a huge step. Each picture i make is a learning
experience.
After completeing Lewis there was much media interest
in this peice of work, appearing on the BBC News Northwest
and Local and National Newspapers. Eventually i have
appeared on hundreds of sites Globally.
For web and news coverage on this piece please visit
me links page.
Me at home the night i finished my Lewis portrait
in October 2008, 6 days before he won the F1 Drivers
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