Muhammad Ali : String & Nail Portrait
Muhammad Ali "Forever the Greatest" | Modern String & Nail Portrait
Buy it here: etsy.me/2ZtQfOL
String Art, String & Nail Art on Wood, Steel
3.85 Miles of a single, continuous piece of black crochet yarn strung around thousands of nails that have been driven into a white wooden backboard to create the iconic and recognizable portrait of Muhammad Ali, the worlds' greatest athlete.
Materials: String & Nails on Wood.
Dimensions: 140cm x 122cm x 5cm / 3' x 4' x 3"
String Length: 6.2km
Nails QTY : 9374
Buy it here: etsy.me/2ZtQfOL
String Art, String & Nail Art on Wood, Steel
3.85 Miles of a single, continuous piece of black crochet yarn strung around thousands of nails that have been driven into a white wooden backboard to create the iconic and recognizable portrait of Muhammad Ali, the worlds' greatest athlete.
Materials: String & Nails on Wood.
Dimensions: 140cm x 122cm x 5cm / 3' x 4' x 3"
String Length: 6.2km
Nails QTY : 9374
"Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion."
- Muhammad Ali -
- Muhammad Ali -
Forever The Greatest
Muhammad Ali - String & Nail Art
Thread Art, String Art, String & Nail Art on Wood, Steel, Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric).
Modern String Art piece using very simple materials.
3.85 Miles of a single, continuous piece of black crochet yarn strung around thousands of nails that have been driven into a white wooden backboard to create the iconic and recognizable portrait of Muhammad Ali, the worlds' greatest athlete.
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The work is inspired by the passing of Muhammad Ali. He needs no introduction, but I felt the desire to contribute my own little piece towards celebrating this man that lived such an extraordinary life and remained, for its' entirety, a global role model.
This is the second piece in a collection that pays tribute and celebrates a number of celebrities that seem larger life and their legacies, larger still.
This, is not a fast process, and one does become rather intimately familiar with the subject matter, considering the amount of time spent focused on their features and by extension, on a mental level, their lives and the voids left by their absence. Interesting questions enter your mind, such as how the world will be different and what were they like in their private capacity as regular people, living day-to-day.
I used this particular method as there's a sense of awe and disbelief experienced by the viewer when they realize what they are actually looking at, followed immediately by a closer inspection and a rapid stream of questions and excitement. I experienced this the first time I saw the method and I guess it resonated in a way that felt right for use in commemorating the really exceptional among us and the long hours they spend in mastering their individual craft. It felt right. More right than taking a photo or drawing a picture might have, as they pose no challenge in their production. Or, at least not any challenge that could be reasonably compared to the one I found myself facing after making the decision to proceed with this collection.
This piece is quite large and heavy, but the backboard is very strong plywood and mounting brackets will not be a problem to install.
It feels slightly sheepish to mention, but this medium really is not done justice by photographs. These works need to be seen in person to really be appreciated. The way the visual effect changes depending on the distance of the viewer, cannot be replicated with a 2-dimensional reproduction. This piece is a personal favorite and very likely the only one that I'll produce at this scale.
I'm not really one to carry on and on about my own work, so please feel free to contact me, should you have any questions or find yourself in Switzerland where it's being stored, and would like a private viewing.
Modern String Art piece using very simple materials.
3.85 Miles of a single, continuous piece of black crochet yarn strung around thousands of nails that have been driven into a white wooden backboard to create the iconic and recognizable portrait of Muhammad Ali, the worlds' greatest athlete.
***
The work is inspired by the passing of Muhammad Ali. He needs no introduction, but I felt the desire to contribute my own little piece towards celebrating this man that lived such an extraordinary life and remained, for its' entirety, a global role model.
This is the second piece in a collection that pays tribute and celebrates a number of celebrities that seem larger life and their legacies, larger still.
This, is not a fast process, and one does become rather intimately familiar with the subject matter, considering the amount of time spent focused on their features and by extension, on a mental level, their lives and the voids left by their absence. Interesting questions enter your mind, such as how the world will be different and what were they like in their private capacity as regular people, living day-to-day.
I used this particular method as there's a sense of awe and disbelief experienced by the viewer when they realize what they are actually looking at, followed immediately by a closer inspection and a rapid stream of questions and excitement. I experienced this the first time I saw the method and I guess it resonated in a way that felt right for use in commemorating the really exceptional among us and the long hours they spend in mastering their individual craft. It felt right. More right than taking a photo or drawing a picture might have, as they pose no challenge in their production. Or, at least not any challenge that could be reasonably compared to the one I found myself facing after making the decision to proceed with this collection.
This piece is quite large and heavy, but the backboard is very strong plywood and mounting brackets will not be a problem to install.
It feels slightly sheepish to mention, but this medium really is not done justice by photographs. These works need to be seen in person to really be appreciated. The way the visual effect changes depending on the distance of the viewer, cannot be replicated with a 2-dimensional reproduction. This piece is a personal favorite and very likely the only one that I'll produce at this scale.
I'm not really one to carry on and on about my own work, so please feel free to contact me, should you have any questions or find yourself in Switzerland where it's being stored, and would like a private viewing.
Work in progress.. So much nailing..
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