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This stunning recreation of one of the world’s finest ever paintings has incredibly been put together using thousands of Rubik’s cubes.
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The impressive mosaic is based on Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper and was created by Josh Chalom and a team of determined artists.
In their mind-blowing artistic feat the creative group used 4,050 of the 80s phenomenal toy and built the masterpiece over 130 gruelling hours.
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The stunning work weighs a hefty 500kg and measures a colossal 17 feet long by eight-and-a-half feet wide.
Ingeniously designed by a graphic architect who created a computer-generated blueprint for the cubers to follow, the replica of the famous painting, housed in Milan, was then pieced together by hand, one cube at a time.
It was made over a period of two months using £4,300 worth of cubes made in China. Rather than using the original patented Rubik’s model, the beavering builders opted to use an oriental replica as they are cheaper and more durable than the original Rubik’s.
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Rather than using stick-on squares of coloured paper, the plastic in Chinese models are permanently coloured – meaning they won’t wear away or come off and ruin the amazing effect.
“The Last Supper is one of those images that touches a lot of people,” said 50-year-old Josh.
“When we were building it people would stop to look. It made people smile and that is what it is about.”
Insurance director Josh, from Toronto, Canada, started making Rubik’s cube art last year after looking becoming inspired as he looked over other artwork.
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He quickly realised people loved pictures recreated using the famous toy, loved by millions, and has since made hundreds of pieces for private sale and public exhibition.
Pieces masterminded by Josh and his unit of determined cubers includes strikingly accurate portraits of famous faces like Chairman Mao, Bono, and Sir Elton John.
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In an amazing new venture, his studio Cube Works plans to build a replica of Michaelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling frescos. It will require an unbelievable 250,798 cubes and weigh 58 tonnes.
The Sistine Chapel project, currently in the design phase of production, will take 32 cubers months to build and will go on sale for a whopping £1.2 million.
“My friends used to look at me like I was crazy but at least I make people happy,” Josh said.
The artists are now awaiting imminent confirmation from Guinness to determine if their copy of da Vinci’s 15th century mural is the largest work of its kind.
Words by Lucy Tatchell
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