Tactile Art

Artist Andrew Myers famously creates portraits using thousands of screws which he then paints the ends of. This gives his portraits a three dimensional look but, more importantly for this piece, a tactile finish.

This tactile nature of his work led him to create a portrait for George, a blind man who works at a camp for the blind designed to teach them various life skills. The aim was for George to 'see' his portrait through touch.

Here's what happened...