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This unique piece was created using Powell’s signature medium: upcycled computer keys. The black, grey, beige and yellowed keys were collected and sorted from hundreds of discarded keyboards, in order to complete this statement piece.

It being President’s Day, I wanted to share with you all this incredible, new portrait of George Washington. Honestly, how can you reinvent an art as old as portraiture and a president who served more than 243 years ago? Somehow, artist Doug Powell has done just that. Take a look at what I discovered at American University’s Katzen Arts Center this year. No, it’s not made of ceramic tiles or stones. Instead, it’s something I bet you touch nearly every day. Take a closer look: It’s made entirely of keys from old computer keyboards!
Here is what the Guarisco Gallery, who sells his art, wrote about him. The innovative artist Doug Powell creates the illusion of three-dimensional form through the use and arrangement of recycled, or up cycled, computer keyboard keys. Up cycling has a positive environmental impact due to the rescue and re-purposing of manufactured objects. The reuse of materials has been employed by artists throughout history from Amish quilters and American...