Artists We Love :: Kumi Yamashita

While some see wood, nails and thread as merely the materials they are, artist Kumi Yamashita instead sees faces waiting to be seen. This series is absolutely AMAZING! She nailed it. (Sorry, it had to be done.) Shout to @MrChuckD for sharing Yamasita’s incredible work in a recent tweet.

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These selected pieces from my Constellation series consists of three simple materials that produce the portraits: a wooden panel painted a solid white, thousands of small galvanized nails, and a single unbroken sewing thread.