Posts Tagged ‘recycling’

Celebrity Portraits from Recycled Materials

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It all starts with the usual photos. Then, Bernard Pras creates their portraits. Portraits of extraordinary people from unusual recycled materials. Toys, tools, pieces of rubber and a variety of other items that we use every day – these are the materials, which come to life through the portraits of this talented artist. These portraits […]

Giant Portraits Made From Thousands of Repurposed Wine Corks

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The portraits start out as large photographs that Gundersen takes of his subjects. The photographs are then used as a reference, as he renders the faces into a large scale pencil portrait. After shading and contouring, he is ready for the corks! Stacked around his studio, the corks are separated according to tone and color. […]