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Mosaic artist Ed Chapman:Portrait in sugar

Posted by artigianati • June 6, 2009 • Printer-friendly
A portrait of Sir Alan Sugar by mosaic artist Ed Chapman, who used over 3000 sugar cubes to create the work.

A portrait of Sir Alan Sugar by mosaic artist Ed Chapman, who used over 3000 sugar cubes to create the work.

Sir Alan Sugar proves he is sweetness personified in a new portrait made entirely from sugar cubes in a Manchester gallery.

Artist Ed Chapman used over 3000 cubes to painstakingly craft his mosaic of the tough talking Apprentice host - a task he likened to one of the gruelling challenges faced by contestants on the BBC One reality show.

"I'm an avid fan of the Apprentice, and I thought a sugar cube portrait of Sir Alan was a nice idea and one people would immediately relate to," the 37-year-old from Manchester said.....

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