Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Arcimboldo Inspired Piece

This project was inspired by Arcimboldo, a 16th century painter from Italy.  You can learn more about him by clicking here. My attempt to create a piece of art in Arcimboldo's style could have gone better.  I had trouble with the hair so I decided that "Pat" could just be bald.  I used various fruits and vegetables to create different facial features, such as tomatoes for cheeks and corn kernels for teeth.  This project was fun, albeit it difficult. 

This is the image I started with:

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