i’m jealous of joanne arnett
Mugshots. Woven mugshots. Elaborate, meticulous, and absolutely stunning woven mugshots. LOVE!!! This is the work of American artist Joanne Arnett, and I am completely smitten. She’s still in the process of setting up her website, but I couldn’t control myself… I had to write about these NOW!!! So here’s how she does it – she weaves large scale portraits with wire so the face is visible when light bounces off it. The images shift, like a giant daguerreotype from positive to negative depending on where the viewer stands, or sometimes they completely disappear into the plane of fabric. I need to see these in person. A lot.
Love your blog! I am a photographer and coming out with my first photography book on my 10 years photographing an American one ring circus. I shoot analog…I know old school! Want to keep in touch!
Again…a million thanks!
Amazing! And I did of course notice the parish in that first one :p
ha! i instantly thought of you ; )
Completely perfect!
Whaaaat?! I want to go out and get arrested so she’ll make a mugshot of ME! So cool. xo
wow these are amazing, such a great idea
Oh these are amazing!
I love how she made the weave look like a faulty scan or color copy. The detail is simply smart — reproducing the flaws of mass-production as evidence of attention to detail and care.
Thank you SOOO much for introducing me to this amazing artist!! I’m so happy to have discovered your website as well. xx Molly
oh you’re welcome! isn’t her work fantastic?!!?
wow. that is it.
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& what is her relationship to her subject? just curious.
hm. that’s a very good question! joanne – if you read this, let us know
[…] Mugshots. Woven mugshots. Elaborate, meticulous, and absolutely stunning woven mugshots. LOVE!!! This is the work of American artist Joanne Arnett, and I am completely smitten. She’s still in the process of setting up her website. She weaves large scale portraits with wire so the face is visible when light bounces off it. The images shift, like a giant daguerreotype from positive to negative depending on where the viewer stands, or sometimes they completely disappear into the plane of fabric — via The Jealous Curator […]