20 Unusual Portraits of Barack Obama
by Arthur
Posted on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 1:19 pm CET
Artists around the globe have been inspired by Barack Obama’s message of hope and change and many have made works of art featuring Obama’s portrait. The most famous one has been the iconic HOPE poster by Shepard Fairey, but many other artists and supporters of the campaign have made more unusual portraits using different materials like butter and beans. Here’s a collection of twenty of these unique portraits featuring the 44th President of the United States. Let’s hope that after tomorrow people continue to be inspired by all the good work that Obama will deliver and continue to make more of these weird portraits to honor the man.
1. Obama made of nanotubes by the University of Michigan
2. Lego Obama by udronotto
3. Cross-stitched Obama by MonaxMonax
4. Obama made out of steel wires by Michael Murphey
5. Obama made of snow, mulch and garbage by Daniel Dancer
6. Obama cookie by Whipped Bakeshop
7. Obama pumpkin by Casey Rawson
8. Obama made of marshmallow Peeps by Michael Leavitt
9. Obama made of butter by Norma Lyon
10. Obama made with nails by Michael Murphey
11. Obama made of sand by Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada
12. Obama Etch-a-Sketch by George Vlosich
13. Obama made with cupcakes by Zilly Rosen
14. Obama made of newspaper covers by David Rencher
15. Obama made of change by Andy Magee
16. Obama made of state flags by Charis Tsevis
17. Obama made of beans by boogaloo
18. Obama made with crayons by Herb Williams
19. Obama mosaic of glass and porcelain by Mike Mandel
20. Obama made of dominoes by Robert Bosch
Posted on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 1:19 pm CET
Artists around the globe have been inspired by Barack Obama’s message of hope and change and many have made works of art featuring Obama’s portrait. The most famous one has been the iconic HOPE poster by Shepard Fairey, but many other artists and supporters of the campaign have made more unusual portraits using different materials like butter and beans. Here’s a collection of twenty of these unique portraits featuring the 44th President of the United States. Let’s hope that after tomorrow people continue to be inspired by all the good work that Obama will deliver and continue to make more of these weird portraits to honor the man.
1. Obama made of nanotubes by the University of Michigan
2. Lego Obama by udronotto
3. Cross-stitched Obama by MonaxMonax
4. Obama made out of steel wires by Michael Murphey
5. Obama made of snow, mulch and garbage by Daniel Dancer
6. Obama cookie by Whipped Bakeshop
7. Obama pumpkin by Casey Rawson
8. Obama made of marshmallow Peeps by Michael Leavitt
9. Obama made of butter by Norma Lyon
10. Obama made with nails by Michael Murphey
11. Obama made of sand by Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada
12. Obama Etch-a-Sketch by George Vlosich
13. Obama made with cupcakes by Zilly Rosen
14. Obama made of newspaper covers by David Rencher
15. Obama made of change by Andy Magee
16. Obama made of state flags by Charis Tsevis
17. Obama made of beans by boogaloo
18. Obama made with crayons by Herb Williams
19. Obama mosaic of glass and porcelain by Mike Mandel
20. Obama made of dominoes by Robert Bosch