Artist Creates Realistic Portraits Out of Scraps of Denim Fabric

[ornotna]

While most artists use graphite or paint to render realistic portraits, others find ways to use more unconventional materials. Turkish multimedia artist Deniz Sağdıç has developed a diverse body of work by upcycling various found fabrics. Denim Skin and Ready Remade are two ongoing projects in which she uses scraps of denim to render highly realistic and detailed portraits of men and women.

https://mymodernmet.com/deniz-sagdic-denim-art/

Check it out, his work is quite good.

[AllaN01Bear]

1. ohm myyy

[MLAA]

2. These are extraordinary.

So glad you shared them. I needed to spend a few minutes staring at beauty.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Is that Twiggy?

[hedda_foil]

4. Sure looks like she did back in the day.

[lunatica]

6. That's who I think it is.

[Ohiogal]

7. Yep

Those are astonishing!

[lunatica]

5. For artists the entire world is

a potential art project.

If it isn’t nailed down an artist will turn it into a work of art.

[JohnnyRingo]

8. "Excuse me Ma'am..."

...but you just happen to be wearing the exact right shade of jeans, and I was wondering if I could possibly get them off.... *SLAP*


Kidding aside, I really do wonder how he got his hands on so many different textures and hues. I can't imagine the patience of sorting them out.

[lunatica]

9. It's not patience

It’s the throes of swirling artistic creativity taking over. It’s more akin to a fever than to calm rational thought.

[JohnnyRingo]

10. I can't see this in a blank canvas.

Few can.
Even from a photo, it'd be so hard going through the swatches looking for just the right shade. I'd think.

[lunatica]

11. Well look at it this way

All the swatches go on some work of art. The artist may have many piles going at once for different projects.

And I bet the colors, fading and age of the denim bring pleasure in themselves.