Mark Khaisman: Brown Tape Art
Who says ya can’t make something cool with translucent brown tape. Mixed media artist Mark Khaisman layers several pieces of tape on Plexiglas panels to create these mesmerizing rustic illuminations with textures much like a knife painting with broad wide strokes. Very cool, time lapse like retro, and mysterious… I’ll have to make some myself. (I love tape).
I’ll post a bunch of his pieces after the jump.
Mark Khaisman webpage
via spluch
January 22nd, 2008 at 12:56 pm
wow, those are awesome.
I now have all new ideas for my glass front door.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:02 pm
yeah, for sure, i’m starting a test set this week..maybe using masking tape instead..or the reverse…scotch tape on black material..the more layers, the brighter.
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
That’s awesome. I saw an article on a design student that used brown tape to renew damaged furniture. If I can find the link I’ll post it.
January 28th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
ingeniously mixed media! love the work
January 29th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
I have seen electrical tape portraits before, but this is nicer in my opinion. The gradual shading is gorgeous, and I’d love to see these in person as they are lit from behind in these photos.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
These are beautiful. Does the artist apply tape over plexi with the photo image directly beneath? I also wonder if he’s concerned about the short life-span of the medium. The tape will deteriorate with time under almost all circumstances.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Cool idea! Very creative!
January 30th, 2008 at 12:20 am
brilliant stuff! i would think he’d have to coat it to protect it
for a long time! because these are cool!
http://users.rio.com/bamm/illustrationISM/others.html
January 30th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
GOOD GOD that is cool….really great idea with stunningly beautiful execution. How are you shaping and the tape….. and are you shaping it before or prior to application to the surface.?
Either way…..that it a serious eye opener man….
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February 1st, 2008 at 2:05 am
very cool
February 2nd, 2008 at 1:08 am
Those would be nice even if done in a traditional medium. The packaging tape makes them all that much better. Very impressive… in skill, concept, presentation, and aesthetic.
BTW, you may want to not trust your spellcheck too much. I think the word you wanted to use in your description of the work was “mesmerizing,” not “memorizing.”
February 2nd, 2008 at 3:39 am
andy, thanks for the note…fixed!
February 3rd, 2008 at 10:47 am
I like the titles especially. The artist watches a lot of old TV shows. Like Perry Mason and those b/w dramas. The titles totally make the pieces come alive.
February 4th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Khaisman透明胶带拼贴艺术…
艺术是啥？火星蜥蜴说，是从平凡世界中提取不平凡的精华。包装用的黄褐色半透明胶带够平凡了吧，难道这东西也能搞出艺术来？这是当然！旅居美国的俄罗斯艺术家Mark Khaisman在 透明塑料….
February 5th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
spetacular
March 25th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
this is a great idea, i wonder if it can be applied the same way on photoshop with transparent tape-shaped color layers.
well. i should say this is inspiring.
very coll and creative idea. god bless you
April 5th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I absolutely love it.
April 11th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
omg this is so sick!
April 20th, 2008 at 10:19 am
dear Mark,
please contact me if you are intrested in publishing your work in a new design magazine in the middle east Egypt.
Great work man
April 29th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Wow - and YES to the front door idea - my apartment work studio is on a city street, I would love to do this as the light could come from either side - though I must say, to do this correctly, one has to have great drawing skills, since the ’strokes’ with tape do just that - they draw the image and shadows so well - such a nice job too! great stuff….keep sticking it to us! lol
May 7th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Excellent !!!
he is a craftsman verily !!!
May 9th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Cool! I especially love the lady in the raincoat. Something about raincoats with all those lovely folds. It is also neat because of her shadow on the wall.
May 10th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Well I must say this is something that’s probably much cooler in real life with real tape than if done digitally. Why? Because I noticed how freakin awesome he made the fabric! The folds and stuff he put in the tape is one of the many ways the characteristics of the medium lended to the end product.
So creative!
May 13th, 2008 at 12:41 am
Great! I used the brown tape for a once to with another technique.. It is amazing to see what you create with them..Happy to discover your fantastic paintings. Viva brown tape!
May 14th, 2008 at 4:17 am
woooooooooooooow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
very gooooooooooooooooood
you are realy artist.
May 15th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Really great to look at… original idea & love the end result!
May 28th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Wow! that is truly amazing! I can’t believe the details captured just using various layers of the tape! Very cool.
June 21st, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Very nice