Musical Portraits - Reel Becomes Real
Erika Iris Simmons is an artist that has used only film and cassette tapes to create portraits of famous people of music world. She started with this kind of art when she pulled out a tape string and it reminded her of Jimi Hendrixcks hair.Michael Jackson – King of Pop
She commented her art once where she said: "I started just wanting to do something that would blow people's minds." And she really did, the portraits are amazingly detailed and the way she uses the tape to create extra volume for the hair is stunning.
The Beatles one of the most successful rock bands of all time and band’s iconic 1969 Abbey Road album cover.
Bon Jovi – one of the most known American hard rock musicians.
Lenny Kravitz – a legendary rock musician of our time.
Marylin Monroe – Hollywood glamour diva and the sixth greatest female star of all time.
John Winston Lennon – World famous English rock star.
Bob Marley – The most widely known performer of reggae music.
James Marshall Jimi Hendrix – The greatest electric guitarist in the history of rock music.
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana – A worldwide famous Mexican rock guitarist.
Tom Waits – One of the most famous American singer and actor.
Melora Creager – American cellist and singer-songwriter.
Janis Joplin – Famous American songwriter and one of the greatest singer of all time.
Jerry Garcia – American musician best known for the band the Grateful Dead.
Patti Smith – The Godmother of Punk.
