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Old 09-13-2007, 11:28 AM   #1
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September 13, 2007: Artist reproduces great works on an Etch-A-Sketch



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Artist Jeff Gagliardi never had an Etch-A-Sketch as a child. But when he grew up he found that he had a natural talent at drawing with it, and at the Mail story are 11 of his creations, including the world's most known paintings as well as a King of Hearts, a Chuck Berry, a Taj Mahal and perhaps most interesting, a self-portrait.
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He first took up his nephew's board when he was a college student at the School of Visual Arts in New York.

"I did a drawing of the Taj Mahal complete with reflecting pools.

"Quite frankly, I didn't think it was a big deal, but my family wouldn't let me erase it," he said.
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Old 09-13-2007, 11:33 AM   #2
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Interestingly, he's not just "copying" them onto a new medium, he is actually re-illustrating the images. Making editorial decisions.
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Old 09-13-2007, 11:35 AM   #3
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Maybe he was afraid of getting sued.
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Old 09-13-2007, 01:36 PM   #4
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damn that would be difficult for obvious reasons PLUS factor in it has to be one continous line and there's some hardcore brain power involved, not just artistic ability.
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Old 09-13-2007, 02:12 PM   #5
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PLEASE. HERE'S SOME TRUE ART:
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Old 09-13-2007, 02:42 PM   #6
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If it's really Art, where's the naked women?
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Old 09-13-2007, 02:53 PM   #7
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you draw one!
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Old 09-13-2007, 02:56 PM   #8
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Half way through, the lines got all shaky.
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Old 09-13-2007, 03:09 PM   #9
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Old 09-13-2007, 03:15 PM   #10
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Hmmph! I once did a self portrait with a Mister Potatohead.
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Old 09-13-2007, 05:50 PM   #11
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Ya know...I have no job. I have no girlfriend. I have no friends. I have no hobbies. And I don't have the kind of time on my hands it would take to etch those sketches.
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Old 09-13-2007, 05:54 PM   #12
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Old 09-13-2007, 09:11 PM   #13
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So many people with so much goddamn spare time. Pisses me off.
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Old 09-14-2007, 12:43 PM   #14
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So many people with so much goddamn spare time. Pisses me off.
Well, it says he's a professional artist. So that's not spare time, just a really time-consuming work project.
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Old 09-14-2007, 03:30 PM   #15
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It would just kill me if someone walked up, said, "Let me see that" and shook the heck out of it. Isn't that the whole idea of Etch-a-Sketch??
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