I am a Northern California artist and I create fine art portraits which demonstrate the range and versatility of tape, an everyday material. I was first attracted to masking tape 17 years ago because of its accessible and malleable nature. The portraits are constructed of thousands of hand-cut tape elements carefully placed to give the impression of a continuous tone on first viewing but create a surface of complex texture upon closer inspection. Each portrait is constructed on a wood panel and coated in resin, taking a minimum of 150 hours and roughly 1 mile of tape to complete. After making my self-portrait in black and white tape, I challenged myself to create Bill Murray because he is inspired by the way he lives his life. I further explored the possibilities of the medium by bringing in color.
I created the contemporary art form known as Tapigami, which is the art of applying imagination to tape.
More info: tapigami.com | Instagram
Self -portrait, made entirely out of tape
Color tape portrait detail
Color tape portrait
Bill Murray, tape portrait
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I wanted to like this.. but my trypophobia *hates* everything about it...
I went looking for more but I saw this artist has been known to sexually assault women. 👎 boo. You’re a scumbag, dude. https://twitter.com/thejesadavid/status/1097918201877295104?s=21&t=82nUjDDqJTCw9K9CnOFiVg
I wanted to like this.. but my trypophobia *hates* everything about it...
I went looking for more but I saw this artist has been known to sexually assault women. 👎 boo. You’re a scumbag, dude. https://twitter.com/thejesadavid/status/1097918201877295104?s=21&t=82nUjDDqJTCw9K9CnOFiVg
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