Heard on The StreetAugust 28, 2014

Realism with Nails

At first glance, it would appear that one is looking at group of drawings, but architect David Foster portrays known characters through the use of a couple of unusual elements: a hammer and a few nails. As result, Foster creates a sort of pointillist art that creates hyper realist images of celebrities, animals and flowers. About the work Foster said: "I have been fascinated by how little information the brain needs to interpret an image and to capture it in another canvas solely with dots. I am excited by the process of taking a hammer, a box of nails and end with works that are pleasing to people." Foster begins with a photographic image that he reproduced with an ink pen and then amplifies. He then begins to drive the nails as he creates different light and shadow effects.
Realism with Nails | artnexus