klyde
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Chewing gum art, by klyde on Nov 3, 2010 9:38:39 GMT 1, ;D
An artist is making the streets of London a little more colourful by painting miniature pictures on pieces of discarded chewing gum.
For the past six years, Ben Wilson has spent days on end scouring pavements for discarded gum that he can bring to life.
Mr Wilson has created more than 8,000 works of art this way - each one photographed and catalogued for his archive. A picture can take anything from two hours to three days to complete.
As well as producing his own compositions he takes commissions from members of the public. The Royal Society of Chemistry recently asked him to paint depictions of each of the 118 known elements.
His work has even made him a minor celebrity in South Korea after he appeared on television there.
BBC News spent a day on the streets with Mr Wilson to see how he creates his miniature masterpieces.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11677462
;D An artist is making the streets of London a little more colourful by painting miniature pictures on pieces of discarded chewing gum. For the past six years, Ben Wilson has spent days on end scouring pavements for discarded gum that he can bring to life. Mr Wilson has created more than 8,000 works of art this way - each one photographed and catalogued for his archive. A picture can take anything from two hours to three days to complete. As well as producing his own compositions he takes commissions from members of the public. The Royal Society of Chemistry recently asked him to paint depictions of each of the 118 known elements. His work has even made him a minor celebrity in South Korea after he appeared on television there. BBC News spent a day on the streets with Mr Wilson to see how he creates his miniature masterpieces. www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11677462
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elwheel
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Chewing gum art, by elwheel on Nov 3, 2010 9:45:25 GMT 1, Brilliant
Brilliant
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Damien
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Chewing gum art, by Damien on Nov 3, 2010 9:53:06 GMT 1, really good, never seen this before would look good stuck on my wall :-)
really good, never seen this before would look good stuck on my wall :-)
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Chewing gum art, by wizzy on Nov 3, 2010 9:55:31 GMT 1, I just bet theres someone somewhere who paints Dog turds.
I just bet theres someone somewhere who paints Dog turds.
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Chewing gum art, by Deleted on Nov 3, 2010 10:17:07 GMT 1, I just bet theres someone somewhere who paints Dog turds.
If there isn't, I see a niche!
I just bet theres someone somewhere who paints Dog turds. If there isn't, I see a niche!
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Damien
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Chewing gum art, by Damien on Nov 3, 2010 10:33:26 GMT 1, that would be good to see haha
that would be good to see haha
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Chewing gum art, by bazzj04 on Nov 3, 2010 10:54:12 GMT 1, Like it,,,
Like it,,,
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Cornish Crayon
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Chewing gum art, by Cornish Crayon on Nov 3, 2010 11:06:28 GMT 1, I just bet theres someone somewhere who paints Dog turds.
You can laugh, when my mate and i finished spraying our skateboard's luminous green back in 1987, We walked around our town and sprayed every dog turd we could find ;D
I just bet theres someone somewhere who paints Dog turds. You can laugh, when my mate and i finished spraying our skateboard's luminous green back in 1987, We walked around our town and sprayed every dog turd we could find ;D
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jakek
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Chewing gum art, by jakek on Nov 3, 2010 20:43:12 GMT 1, cheers for posting klyde.
for the second day running there's been some genuinely great street art on here. The ufo drawn over the shadow yesterday was cracking and so are these. As i said yesterday this is the type of thing that makes me love street art - it's well executed, a great idea and ultimately would bring a massive smile to my face if i saw one.
cheers for posting klyde.
for the second day running there's been some genuinely great street art on here. The ufo drawn over the shadow yesterday was cracking and so are these. As i said yesterday this is the type of thing that makes me love street art - it's well executed, a great idea and ultimately would bring a massive smile to my face if i saw one.
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Chewing gum art, by smellmyfinger on Nov 19, 2010 22:51:52 GMT 1, Fantastic happy stuff albeit a little odd
Fantastic happy stuff albeit a little odd
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