Beware! Today's Harv-art may drive your eyes back into your skull a considerable distance, rebounding off your brain and popping them out of their sockets before dangling onto your cheeks in helpless awe!
OK, maybe not.
But you can't help but like this mosaic of pretty, glittering, irridescent shapes.
This little rectangle is composed of a random pattern of modified CD material. A random pattern of mosaic like this was called Opus Palladianum by the ancient Romans. It is basically just various shaped polygons fitted together to form a whole composition.
The CD's have been 'mistreated' with a torch to create the interesting visual effects. As they are turned at various angles in the light they refract the colors in ways that mimic opals or gems. Like many of the pieces shown in this blog, this piece is much better in person than in the photo shown here.
So, this piece weaves together the ancient techniques with ultra modern materials to create an 'eye-shattering' image of beauty.
4 comments:
there are two things i like about this piece:
1. i've always found that in destruction, there's natural beauty regardless.. and this is no different. you have taken destruction (or "mistreatment") to another level and created something creative and beautiful. GOOD JOB, HARVEY!
2. simply put, i like shiny pretty things..
Glad you like it. I do too. I am going to do alot more pieces with this material in various mosaic techniques. Stay tuned to this blog for more examples in the future.
Great work! I've tried similar projects with much less success. How do you cut the pieces? Also this one appears to be soldered like stained glass. How did you get that effect?
Eric,
I cut the material with a linoleum cutter. It is similar to a paper cutter but heavier. The pieces are not soldered or anything. They are just butted up against one another and glue to the backer board.
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