This Artist Makes Portraits Out of Donuts

In the spirit of Chuck Close , artistCandice CMCcreates big - scale portraits of iconic figure in something akin to photorealism . Only her portrayal do n’t use rouge , they ’re are created with donuts . The visages of Vincent van Gogh , MAD Magazine ’s Alfred E. Neuman , and Marilyn Monroe are cautiously crafted out of chiliad of donuts in her mouth - watering piece of work .

Up closely the portraits look a bit like the presentation pillowcase at your local bakery , with equally - space donuts spread across the paper , but as the viewer steps further back , the iconic faces ( or sometimes dogs , in a young series ) lead off to form as the donut look less like donuts and more like pointillist portraits .

The delectable image are n’t actually continue donuts mount on the paries , but thousands of photographs of actual donuts , meticulously arranged by color and texture to reproduce these iconic faces .

Marilyn Monroe Donut Portrait

ARDT Gallery

There ’s an factor of Close in these , but they may have even more in common with the work of Devorah Sperber , who was also cheer by Close . Many of Sperber ’s portraits are built out of spool of yarn and pipe cleaners , producing a standardized consequence . In fact , CMC ’s portrait of Spock may be a nod to Sperber ’s manyStar Trek - themed work .

That includesthree portraits of Spockfrom 2007 in her thread reel whole kit series , and an entireStar Trek - theme exhibition of thread spools , chenille stanch , and bead work in 2008 , titled " Mirror Universe . " Even beyond theStar Trekconnection , Sperber ’s alike oeuvre with the faces of craze - status sensation seems unavoidably linked to CMC ’s portraits ( they have both down portraits of Monroe as well ) .

CMC , an artist , photographer , and graphic designer , presently has these portraits on display across Europe . However , many of them are for saleright now , with prices ranging from $ 12,500 to $ 3,000 .

Donut portraits