Kumi Yamashita, "Constellation"
February 21, 2014 2:22 AM Subscribe
This body of work consists of three simple materials that, when combined, produce the portraits: a wooden panel painted a solid white, thousands of small galvanized nails, and a single, unbroken, common sewing thread.
The artist also does neat things with shadows. Some other pictures of the work here
posted by cubby at 6:14 AM on February 21, 2014
posted by cubby at 6:14 AM on February 21, 2014
This post has a pretty nice detail shot that shows more of the technique.
posted by taz at 6:46 AM on February 21, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by taz at 6:46 AM on February 21, 2014 [2 favorites]
Cool. Is this designed using an algorithm to convert pictures to this "format"? Or is the artist eyeing it?
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 6:52 AM on February 21, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 6:52 AM on February 21, 2014 [2 favorites]
Or is the artist eyeing it?
Either way, they clearly nailed it.
posted by yoink at 9:00 AM on February 21, 2014 [4 favorites]
Either way, they clearly nailed it.
posted by yoink at 9:00 AM on February 21, 2014 [4 favorites]
I would guess that the artist is eyeing it. It's like using a very fine pencil or pen and just scribbling to build up tone, similar to this.
posted by Kabanos at 9:38 AM on February 21, 2014
posted by Kabanos at 9:38 AM on February 21, 2014
Looks to me he's putting the nails in spaced closer together and further apart depending on the density of the thread winding.
Either way, they clearly nailed it.
Way to weave a pun into the thread. That's OK, hope you get your yardage outta the laugh.
posted by BlueHorse at 6:46 PM on February 21, 2014
Either way, they clearly nailed it.
Way to weave a pun into the thread. That's OK, hope you get your yardage outta the laugh.
posted by BlueHorse at 6:46 PM on February 21, 2014
Here's a YouTube video of a "That's-Amazing!"-type Japanese tv show episode about "visual magic" that features the artist and several of her interesting works using techniques like light and shadow to create images. The nails and thread technique is shown beginning at around 4:15, and you can even see her briefly working on a piece in this style.
posted by taz at 12:48 AM on February 22, 2014
posted by taz at 12:48 AM on February 22, 2014
Cool. Is this designed using an algorithm to convert pictures to this "format"? Or is the artist eyeing it?
She's gotta be eyeballing it- looking at the detail shot that taz linked, there are sooo many nails and threads. Trying to follow computer instruction would be insane.
posted by stinkfoot at 5:49 AM on February 22, 2014
She's gotta be eyeballing it- looking at the detail shot that taz linked, there are sooo many nails and threads. Trying to follow computer instruction would be insane.
posted by stinkfoot at 5:49 AM on February 22, 2014
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