Presidential Portraits From Human Hair
In 1921 the Dutch barber E. Goormachtig made a portrait of President Warren Harding out of human hair, "using the natural shades of gray, white, black, and light blond." (Popular Mechanics, May 1921)
The artist Jin. Y.H. created a micro-painting of 42 American president's portraits on a half-inch strand of black human hair.
John Hart, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, created 3-D portraits of Barack Obama out of a carbon nanotube 1/50,000th the width of a human hair. He calls them nanobamas. (Okay, this last one isn't actually made out of human hair, but it's close.)
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This seems pretty hairy to me. I guess it just needs to grow on you. It just isn't my style.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 01/14 at 05:56 AM
Maxx,
Our views PART here, clearly these artists are a CUT above the rest.
Our views PART here, clearly these artists are a CUT above the rest.
Posted by Matt in Florida on 01/14 at 08:15 AM
You don't just get to be an rtist of this calibre by accident; you have to be groomed for it. Artists comb the land looking for apprentices.
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 01/14 at 11:00 AM
I used to work in a museum and remember brooches made from human hair. I guess the Victorians, having a lot of time and long hair on their hands, made this quite an art. Ewwww.
You all are very punny, tho. Very punny, indeed.
You all are very punny, tho. Very punny, indeed.
Posted by Canadian Non-Hunter in Cold Canada on 01/14 at 03:00 PM
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