California based artist, Andrew Myer literally screws his artwork. All his portraits are made from thousands of screws drilled into a plywood panel, the depth is each screw differs to bring a 3D effect to the portrait.
"Most people are drawn to the portraits because they have something different about them (from a distance especially). Seeing them in person is a whole different feel then seeing the photograph. They have a sense of depth that the photo can't capture." shares the artist.
Andrew does not use any technology to pixelate his work, its all organic and traditional by making holes in the wood and drilling screws at the the right place and right depth. "There's nothing planned out. I draw a figure on the board and figure out depths." he says; the background of the image is made up of phonebook.
Myer tries to touch people's heart through his art, while some people need to touch his art to understand and grasp the concept. "One of my highlights was when a blind guy touched the art and knew immediately what it was, I don't want everyone touching it, but, in some cases, you have to." says Andrew.
He has to create 8,000 to 10,000 holes before actually drilling the screws into them in order to make sure that accurate depth is achieved, and then paints the sculpture to turn it in to a portrait.
Here are few examples of his remarkable 'screwed-up' artwork:
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