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Woman recreates 'Last Supper' with laundry lint

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A US woman has created a 14ft long replica of Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper'… using lint from her tumble drier. Really.



Michigan-based artist Laura Bell says she had to do almost 800 hours of laundry to create enough lint for the reproduction of the masterpiece, and spent another 200 hours putting it together.



She began the seven-month project to compete in 'ArtPrize 2010' and says she was inspired to produce the 14-foot-long, 4-foot tall work after seeing other lint-based art-works.



To get the right colours, Bell bought towels in the colours that she wanted to use and then washed and dried them separately because laundromat lint isn't a suitable art medium. We're sorry if you think this it too much of a fluff piece.



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Speaking of the response her work - which has been snapped up by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! It - Bell said: For some people, it’s a very spiritual experience.



Others are simply amazed at what someone could do with basic laundry lint.



After selling the odd artwork for an undisclosed fee, Bell decided to treat herself by buying a new washer and dryer.



Edward Meyer, Ripley’s VP of Exhibits and Archives, said: It is the largest lint art piece we have ever seen, and obviously the image is so iconic, we simply had to add it to our collection.



Link: http://newslite.tv/2011/01/14/woman-recreates-last-supper-wi.html#
 
Wow, and here I've been subsisting on dryer lint - clearly I need to start making art!



da Vinci would be proud - or appalled.
 
That's really clever!
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I have blue towels which always leave tons of blue fluff in the drier. I have never seen lint pictures before and would never have thought to buy different coloured towels to produce different coloured lint. It really is very clever!
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Amazing what people can think of to use as art supplies. I really think this is very clever and she did a great job!
 
I'm not sure if this is a great feat or just sad..



However, I personally am going to go with great feat!!
 
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