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Sculptures create shadow faces

David Pescovitz at 1:39 pm Thu, Jul 12, 2012

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NYC artist Kumi Yamashita, whose thread/nail portraits Cory posted about previously, also creates head-spinning artworks from carefully-placed objects, a single light source, and shadows. "Light & Shadow" (Thanks, Lindsay Winterhalter!)

David Pescovitz is Boing Boing's co-editor/managing partner. He's also a research director at Institute for the Future. On Instagram, he's @pesco.

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Boundegar

Wow. Amazing!
richthespoof

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/incredible-shadow-art-created-from-junk/12265
sean

I see the face of Jesus there. Apparently, he’s shaved. Someone call CNN.
Duckbf

Very interesting. One of my college professors does similar work that is really quite incredible.

http://larrykagansculpture.com/
apoxia

The profiles made by the letter blocks are astounding.