Portraits of Authors Written In Their Own Words

Monday 05.16.2011 , Posted by Benjamin Starr

Walt Whitman as “Leaves of Grass”

Artist, writer and poet John Sokol has a deep appreciation for words and authors… a fact his “Word Portraits” cleverly demonstrate. Using the classic work of iconic authors (from poets to scientists) Sokol precisely weaves his own hand written version of their words into masterful portraits with a surprising amount of detail. To see highly detailed versions of his work or to purchase some at very reasonable prices, see johnsokol-artist-author.com

James Joyce as “Ulysses”

Charles Darwin as “The Voyage of the Beagle”

Dante as “The Inferno”

Ezra Pound as “The Cantos”

Elizabeth Hardwick as “Sleepless Nights”

James Tate as “Riven Doggeries”

RK Narayan as “The Vendor of Sweets”

Barack Obama as “A More Perfect Union”

Via: ignant.de

Written by Benjamin Starr

Known in some circles as the most amazing man in the universe, he once saved an entire family of muskrats from a sinking, fire engulfed steamboat while recovering from two broken arms relating to a botched no-chute wingsuit landing in North Korea. When not impressing people with his humbling humility, he can be found freelance writing, finding shiny objects on the internet, enjoying the company of much-appreciated friends and living out his nomadic nature. He is Managing Editor of Visual News. Follow his movements on Twitter:

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