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12-15-2009, 11:10 AM
Madcap artist Herb Williams uses 75,000 crayons at a time to create sculptures of Barack Obama and breasts.
It's the simple things in life that give you the most pleasure, they say.
Who can forget the delight of getting a new pack of crayons for Christmas and quickly knocking up a couple of pictures of a tractor before lunch?
Madcap artist Herb Williams has taken his childhood love of crayons one – large – step further.
He regularly uses 75,000 crayons at a time to create these sculptures. From Barack Obama to portable TVs, from dogs to busts, he glues them together hour after painstaking hour.
‘I never grew out of them, I just changed the way I use them,’ said the 36-year-old from Nashville. ‘I was a more traditional artist, but, six years ago, I was feeling down and I was a dark, angry artist. Then I had a dream and saw a sculpture in crayons.’
Williams, a father of two, gets through about a million crayons a year and his latest work of the US president sold for £15,500. ‘I have a personal account with Crayola and they send me packs of 3,000 crayons in the same colour,’ he added.
He is now showing some of his finest work at an exhibition in New York.
His latest work, which has taken more than a year, is the size of a room and is made to look like a fairytale.
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Metro.co.uk
It's the simple things in life that give you the most pleasure, they say.
Who can forget the delight of getting a new pack of crayons for Christmas and quickly knocking up a couple of pictures of a tractor before lunch?
Madcap artist Herb Williams has taken his childhood love of crayons one – large – step further.
He regularly uses 75,000 crayons at a time to create these sculptures. From Barack Obama to portable TVs, from dogs to busts, he glues them together hour after painstaking hour.
‘I never grew out of them, I just changed the way I use them,’ said the 36-year-old from Nashville. ‘I was a more traditional artist, but, six years ago, I was feeling down and I was a dark, angry artist. Then I had a dream and saw a sculpture in crayons.’
Williams, a father of two, gets through about a million crayons a year and his latest work of the US president sold for £15,500. ‘I have a personal account with Crayola and they send me packs of 3,000 crayons in the same colour,’ he added.
He is now showing some of his finest work at an exhibition in New York.
His latest work, which has taken more than a year, is the size of a room and is made to look like a fairytale.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2va1awg.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/29gn78w.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/mvk8ro.jpg
Metro.co.uk