Obama has a lot of fans making art in his honour, and photographic mosaics seem to be a favourite. Professionals and amateur fans are tinkering around with photo collaging techniques to make mosaics of Barack Obama's face. Through the use of tiny photos of Obama, images of the state flags and photos of people who support Obama, these pieces of digital art result in poster-worthy Obama tribute portraits.
The most famous of these mosaics is Deep Zoom Obama, a 10,000 x 10,000 pixel mosaic made from more than 12,000 thumbnails. All the images were uploaded on www.BarackObama.com by Obama supporters. They were then transformed into a digital mosaic using Deep Zoom, a new technology by Microsoft for Silverlight 2.0 which lets you zoom very closely into high res images. The video illustrates this.
This gallery highlights some of the neatest Obama mosaics on the web. The fourth image in the gallery is the Obamosaic, a mosaic of different Obama t-shirts sold on the web.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Photographic Mosaics
- The creation of photographic mosaics is a trend that showcases the artistry of photo collaging techniques and creativity.
- Digital Art
- The creation of digital art through mosaics can result in poster-worthy portraits as seen in Deep Zoom Obama.
- Visual Representation of Political Preferences
- The use of mosaics allows for the visual representation of political preferences; this trend can be utilized to showcase popularity and support for certain political campaigns or movements.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Art and Design
- The art and design industry can capitalize on this trend by creating classes and tutorials on photo collaging techniques that cater to the growing demand for unique mosaic portraits and designs.
- Technology
- The technology industry can benefit from mosaics by developing new tools and programs that support the creation of digital art, such as the Deep Zoom technology developed by Microsoft.
- Political Marketing
- The political marketing industry can harness the power of mosaics to showcase the popularity of political campaigns and the support they receive from the public, possibly leading to increased support and votes for the candidate or movement.
