Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Bullet Portraits for those killed by Bullets

As the popular saying goes remove a thorn with a thorn.A  fitting tribute to those great  legends who sacrificed their lives  for a cause and ended up being victims of bullet firings. Yes we are talking about Artist David Palmer the man behind this  art. He  has chosen the bullet shells  to create portraits of  icons  like  Lenon,Lincoln and Kennedy.He has collected enough bullet casings  and put them all  together on a  a metal canvas .Then by using a small blowtorch darkens the  ends of the bullet casings to make detailed portraits.This was one of the artistic  miracle of creating something new from the medium which is used to destroy.A powerful weapon like a bullet is turned in to an art medium thanks to the creative thinking of Palmer.
That was a wonder art work from David Palmer based in California.He has immortalized all the famous gun victims by creating their portraits with bullets . David Palmer was inspired by the fact of creating a memorial for Lennon  that would remind future  generations  about the way he died.Therefore Palmer envisioned  a portrait  in a pixilation of bullet casings  with the aim of taking what destroyed the  person in to an enduring moment of strength.
He used 8,000,40 calibre  bullet casings  from a handgun  for the John Lennon  piece which measured (48*48 ')  and weighed around 160 lb.The casings  are struck to a rigid  wooden base  using a strong adhesive  before using the blowtorch  and other metal paints  to complete the portrait with an array of suitable colour.The artist  admits the fact that a negative thing like a bullet usually used for destruction if given an artistic edge by utilizing them in a creative way like this the world would be a better place to live.
David Palmer got a positive response from the public and media around January 19,2012 after displaying  his bullet portraits and that has encouraged him to come up with more unique portraits  and making this art work known globally.
He also plans in a big way to create portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther king  whose lives were claimed by bullets

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