We are all familiar with the old adage, "A picture is worth a thousand words", but Toronto-based artist Huy Lam doesn't need a thousand words to create his unique style of art. His body of work asks the question, "What is the power of one word repeated thousands of times?" Using 4pt. type, Lam meticulously designs mosaics of faces, products, and famous images consisting only of a word or a short phrase that epitomizes the story of his subject. For example, in his portrait of Heath Ledger as The Joker, his "textual paint" is the sad musing, "Such a shame", commenting on the gifted young actor's untimely death.
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