The Big Picture |
 Sep 29 2008, 06:33 PM
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 I'm Jc  Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556  |
 The Big Picture, a record-breaking work of art included 112,896 photos, and measured 857.3 square meters. It was unveiled outside Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum at Millennium Point. The image selected for the final mosaic was from the thousands of submissions. The “final picture” taken in 1926, is a portrait of 17 year old Arthur James Bunce from Tipton in the Black Country, training as an amateur boxer. Helen Marshall was responsible for overseeing the creative direction and physical construction of the final work and the selection of the final image. She was particularly drawn to the fact it also appeared as a tattoo on the grandson’s back. She worked with photo mosaic specialists PollyTiles and Blocwork to technically realise the enormous image made up of photographs submitted by the public    |
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Sep 29 2008, 08:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 32 Joined: Jan 2008 Member No: 614,705 |
wow
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Sep 30 2008, 03:26 PM
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 The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
WTF?! I thought it was just one big picture until I saw the closeup. Amazing indeed!
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Sep 30 2008, 04:21 PM
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 poison Group: Official Member Posts: 4,806 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 629,020 |
wow, i want to know where they got all those photos from.
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Sep 30 2008, 04:23 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
does anyone else think the final picture is random?
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Sep 30 2008, 04:27 PM
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poison Group: Official Member Posts: 4,806 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 629,020 |
^yeah i agree it is a bit random
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Oct 5 2008, 02:39 AM
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i want my picture in there.
 
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Oct 5 2008, 08:07 PM
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 Mais je ne l'aime pas Group: Member Posts: 971 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 108,135 |
I've always wanted to do something like that.
But on a smaller scale, of course. It's amazing. |
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Oct 6 2008, 10:45 PM
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 isketchaholic Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,977 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 516,154 |
SICK
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