Christian Faur: Crayon Mosaics

The word 'awesome' is thrown around quite a lot these days and I think we've begun to forget what it means for something to be truly awesome. This artwork by Christian Faur should remind you. It's a mosaic made entirely out of crayons, a feat so incredible there is really only one word to describe it...awesome. Here's what the artist has to say:

My earliest memories of making art involve the use of wax crayons. I can still remember the pleasure of opening a new box of crayons: the distinct smell of the wax, the beautifully colored tips, everything still perfect and unused. Using the first crayon from a new box always gave me a slight pain. Through a novel technique that I have developed, I again find myself working with the familiar form of the crayon.

Because of the three-dimensional nature of the crayons, the individual surface images appear to change form as one moves about the gallery space. The images completely disappear when viewed from close up, allowing one to read the horizontally sequenced crayon text and to take in the beautifully colored crayon tips — all the while being reminded of that first box of crayons.

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