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Nick Gentry and recycled art - from idea to art

Nick Gentry is in his studio arranging old floppy discs into a composition as if he is painting with them, like square pixels on a screen. The tones of the floppy discs help to create the skin tones and the machine like qualities of his portraits. He glues the discs onto a board and paints a line drawing of the portrait with black paint then builds up the features. Once it reaches an almost finished stage he throws white spirit which breaks up the paint surface and blends it, which softens the overall appearance.

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3 minutes