33 x 24 cm / 13 x 19.5 in (Size with frame: 42 x 32 cm / 16.5 x 12.6 in)
Ink pen and coloured pencil on paper
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The choice to represent Elvis Presley is linked to the need for a highly recognizable character, an icon.
The artwork 'Pixel Elvis' is entirely handmade and is part of a series of portraits conceived to be the artistic representation of the brain's ability to recognize a face from a few essential elements. This occurs thanks to a brain structure called the Fusiform Gyrus, responsible for face recognition.
The work follows in the footsteps of Seurat and Signac, developers of Pointillism, as well as drawing inspiration from Pixel Art, which originated in the 1980s, with the variation of being handcrafted rather than digital.
Observing the work from a certain distance (5-6 meters) it is possible to see a normal portrait, only to discover the pixels that compose it by approaching slowly.