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Photo by Erik Blake Barcode Portraits

I have made more than 30 large-scale digital portraits of cultural icons using actual barcodes connected to some aspect of their lives. My Barcode Elvis portrait is made with barcodes from his music CDs. Barcode Bruce Lee and Barcode Marilyn Monroe are comprised of barcodes from their movie DVDs. Barcode Oprah is made with the ISBN barcodes from her book club. Interact with my art. Move beyond form to function. Scan the barcodes with your smartphone. Hear, watch and read as my subjects tell their stories.

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Chuck Close Filter

Digital mosaic that builds images out of dissected Chuck Close paintings.

CD Cover Madonna

Mosaic of the pop star rendered with images of her music CDs.

Pixel President

Standardized portraits of the US Presidents as both the tile mosaic and the image being depicted.

Book Cover Oprah

Portrait of the talk show host made with images from her book club.

Hanoi Jane

Typography piece inspired by Jane Fonda which uses a speech she made to paint her hand.