Assemblage Series

October 12, 2012 |

We must admit, we are suckers for mosaics. The thrill of approaching a piece of art with the gradual reveal of being an assemblage of some sort never gets old. Florida-based artist Zac Freeman, too, clearly has an affinity for the conglomeration of smaller pieces to build a whole. And he does it masterfully. His…

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Master of Mosaic

October 4, 2012

Mosaic portraiture work of Greek designer Charis Tsevis never disappoints. We’ve posted his work in the past (here and here)… this time it’s for an IKEA campaign from a few years back. We could look at these mosaic portraits composed of thousands of IKEA products all day long. Years of doing this type of work…

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Pushing the Boundaries of Portraiture

August 14, 2012 |

Michigan portraitist Eric Daigh creates these impressive mosaic portraits with pushpins. I’m sure these photos don’t even do them justice (his piece for The Armory Show remains the largest pushpin mosaic in the world), but still striking nonetheless. It’s like digital images created by hand, each made up of just five different colors. Strategically placing…

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