May 19, 2005

The Art of Gum

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This from Art MoCo:

No standing on the corner, chewing bubblegum for Jason Kronenwald, the Toronto artist who creates pop cultured portraits out of masticated gum and plywood. He leaves the chewing to other, more eager mouths, freeing himself up for the forty to fifty hours necessary for each portrait. No paints or dyes are used: all colour mixing takes place behind closed mouths and the only tools needed for the application of the medium, other than a Swiss Army knife and a plastic roller, are fingers and thumbs. The final product is sealed in epoxy resin.

It is hard not to be impressed by this guy's craftsmanship. His work looks very good from the photos. However, I would still really like to see one of these up-close. My one problem is that I find the subject matter of the pieces too derivative and poppy. It is true that the project is called "Gum Blondes", but I hate to see such talent wasted on subjects like Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson.

Posted by Paul Hina at May 19, 2005 11:21 AM