Call it a slow news day if you must, but this little gem is in contention for Press Release of the Week: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! has acquired a portrait of Lady Gaga made out of 61,509 Airsoft BBs, the plastic balls used in a popular type of BB gun. “The artwork was created by Gainesville, Florida artist John O’Hearn, who is primarily a sculptor, but has spent the last few years experimenting with Airsoft BB’s as a medium,” the release explains. “The BB’s act as pixels in the mosaics he creates. O’Hearn says he can recreate any picture or portrait from just 5 colors of BB’s — red, yellow, blue, black and white. This project took about a month to finish.”
“This is a spectacular work of art,” said Edward Meyer, VP of Exhibits and Archives for Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, of the 4′-by-8′ mosaic. “O’Hearn uses computer technology and an unusual medium to put a modern-day spin on pointillism.”
Gaga will go on display in Ripley’s Hollywood Odditorium in Spring 2011. Other celebrity portraits that hang in Odditoriums worldwide include: President Obama, Michael Jackson, and Dean Cain all made from gumballs; Eminem and Elvis made from M&M’s; Princess Diana made from dryer lint; Beyoncé, Marilyn Monroe, and Mo’Nique made from licorice and gummy bears; Taylor Swift made from pink and white Good N’ Plenty candies; and the Beatles made from chicken wire. Another John O’Hearn creation hangs in Ripley’s St. Augustine, Fla. Odditorium — a portrait of quarterback Tim Tebow made from 46,000 BBs.
Thoughts? I believe Gaga will enjoy her association with an “Odditorium.” I love that Dean Cain is mentioned in the same breath as President Obama and Michael Jackson. And were I a BB artist, I would create a portrait of Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton for their wedding present. (Seriously, one of their friends should commission one.)
That’s actually pretty cool. Might have to look up the others.
LOL at Eminem made of M&M’s.
I’ve seen the Tebow one. The guy is good.
LOL Dean Cain. What is he up to these days?
That’s really incredible… must have taken a lot of dedication and concentration
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That’s pretty awesome!!! I hope they got the BBs from airsplat.com. They have the best prices on BBs that I know.
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