The Artwork Of Doug Powell
Artist directory :: The Artwork Of Doug Powell The MONA LISA PHOTO MOSAIC was an idea that David Wheeler, Vice-chair of CityArts Factory in Downtown Orlando, Florida came up with the idea and approached me during the summer of 2011. The idea was to create a photo mosaic of City Arts Factory Logo, the Mona Lisa, originally created by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1503.
I decided bigger is better since the orlandoslice website at the time had over 9000 images uploaded by Slice members. The task involved uploading 350 pages out of the gallery, cropping and cutting 7000 images with a paper cutter and scissors which took over 30 hours. One of the first challenges encountered was the fact that not all the thumb nails were the same size and cutting them all to a uniform size would mean loosing up to 30% off some of the images.
I decided to separate them into 3 different sizes, 1”, ¾”and 11/16” and...
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About
Doug Powell’s connection to recycling began long before it became central to his art. Growing up in Central New Jersey, he spent his teenage years collecting newspapers and glass for local recycling drives as part of the Boy Scouts—an early introduction to resourcefulness that would quietly shape his future.
After serving ten years in the U.S. Navy, including an eight-month deployment during the Gulf War, Powell returned home and reconnected with a long-dormant creative drive. What began as a personal exploration evolved into a full-time artistic career—and ultimately, a completely original medium.
Powell is best known for transforming discarded computer keyboard keys into large-scale mosaic portraits. Each piece is meticulously constructed from...
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