Mona Lisa from recycled train tickets
05 Oct 2007
Employees at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka have created four reproductions of world-famous paintings using 320,000 old train tickets obtained from the nearby Nankai Namba station. The works, which include renditions of da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (2.3 x 1.6 meters) and the Birth of Venus, as well as Renoir’s Dance at the Moulin de la Galette, consist of “pixels” formed by overlapping the black and white tickets in intricate patterns. About 300 employees sacrificed their breaks and free time for 3 months to complete the masterpieces, which will be on display at Takashimaya until October 16.
[Source: Asahi]
《朝日新闻》报道：大阪高岛屋百货公司的职员用320000废火车票制作了4幅世界名画的复制品，包括达.芬奇的蒙娜.丽莎（2.3*1.6米）、维纳斯的诞生和雷诺阿的红磨坊的舞会，这些车票来自附近的南海男波火车站。作品的像素是按照极为复杂的方式把黑、白车票叠压粘贴而形成的。大约300名职员牺牲了3个月的休息和自由世界，完成这些杰作。
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i love how they did this because its good to recycle stuff but train tickets is very cool!!!
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