Ghost in the Machine – Awesome illustartor!!
Ghost in the Machine Series: Bob Dylan, cassette on canvas, 2009
GHOST IN THE MACHINE
has an account on Flickr, and his current set of images that I have been looking at are famous artists being illustrated from a tape deck.
“In this series I showcase a number of portraits of musicians made out of recycled cassette tape with original cassette. Also included are portraits made from old film and reels.”
‘Iri5‘ has a fantastic show of his unique work. I am extremely fascinated by his dedication to a series, and the depth he goes into in his images. He has also illustrated Marylin Monroe with a film reel, and is looking into illustrating Audrey Hepburn but is waiting to find the right reel for the illustration. Audrey Hepburn is one of my idols, so I can’t wait to see what he comes up with – but by judging his work here, I think it will be absolutely awesome!! He has however made a portrait of Audrey Hepburn made from recycled 16mm film, which is beautiful.
I think I will be following Iri5 from now on. I have had a look through his other images, and they are so interesting. He has an image of a woman with an umbrella, with the background becoming her. It is extremely effective and interesting… and something that he generally is – unique!
Woman with Umbrella, chopped
“I took those jigsaw pieces and placed them over the painting (actually a page from a used book). I put the lightest pieces over the lightest areas, and proceeded in order until I had placed the darkest pieces over the darkest parts. It took me about a week to get all the pieces cut out. I then re-assembled the painting, so you could see the basic outlines of the pieces. I ended up using about 90% of the painting, which I thought was incredible. This was my first project of this kind.”
The beauty in “Ghost in the Machine” is so inspirational. There is somuch dedication, hard work and heart and soul put into these creations.The way to tell is just by looking at his work. If you scroll through his “Ghost in a Machine” set reel on Flickr, you should most likely come to the same conclussion as myself – if not for the same reasons as me, I think you will havesome form of a reaction – which is what anyone wants in this world, right?
Here in this Van Morrison creation, Iri5 is demonstrating his unique work of networking. Iri5 has used old nespaper clippings of Van Morrisons career, and cassette tape, and the tape itself forming the outline of Morrisons body. His creative mind makes beautiful imagery that should be viewed by all eyes!
Iri5 is so inspirational. He owns his own technique… he has a lot of imagination, passion and determination. I think he’s awesome!
