spool art by devorah sperber

‘after the last supper’, 2005 (20,736 spools)

devorah sperber is a new york city based artist who recreates famous works of art using spools of thread. sperber treats the spools like pixels, recreating the works of da vinci, rembrandt and van gogh in detail. however viewers will not see the work until the move up close because most of her work is created upside down. the reason why the spools hang from the wall backwards is so that when reflected in a mirror or metal sphere, they will appear in the correct size and proportion. the reflection also shrinks the images and blends the spools together to create a more accurate representation of the original works.

http://www.devorahsperber.com

‘after the last supper’, 2005 (20,736 spools)

‘after mona lisa 4’, 2006 (875 spools) &  ‘after van gogh, 2008 (408 spools)

‘after rembrandt, 2006 (5,024 spools)

‘after rembrandt, 2006 (5,024 spools)

‘after vermeer, 2006 (5,024 spools)

‘after vermeer, 2006 (5,024 spools)

‘after van eyck’, 2006 (5,024 spools)

‘after van eyck’, 2006 (5,024 spools)