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Artist Uses Up To 20,000 Screws To Create Impressive Portraits, Absolutely Nails Them

Half painting, half sculpture, a study of balance, chaos and harmony. This is Descent, artist Bruce Mackley’s stunning piece, an industrial mosaic of over 20,000 decking and framing screws set meticulously into painted pine board at varying depths.

Half painting, half sculpture, a study of balance, chaos and harmony. This is Descent, artist Bruce Mackley’s stunning piece, an industrial mosaic of over 20,000 decking and framing screws set meticulously...

We Made A 3D Screw Portrait That A Blind Artist Could ‘See’ With His Hands

This is the story of how we made a portrait of George Wurtzel, a blind artist. It was the first portrait ever that he could feel and recognize as himself. The sculpture by Andrew Myers is made of 4,000 hand painted...

This is the story of how we made a portrait of George Wurtzel, a blind artist. It was the first portrait ever that he could feel and recognize as himself. The...

3D Screw Portraits By Andrew Myers

Andrew Myers must be one of the most patient artists around - he creates stunning 3-dimensional portraits by drilling 8,000 to 10,000 individual screws into a plywood panel, then paints over the head of each screw to enhance the 3D effect.

Andrew Myers must be one of the most patient artists around - he creates stunning 3-dimensional portraits by drilling 8,000 to 10,000 individual screws into a plywood panel, then paints over...