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The art of banana tattooing is nothing new. But we may have just found the master of banana-bruising, in artist End Cape.
As a reminder, the art is created by sticking a pin into the banana’s flesh, that results in the color change. Cape’s banana pointillism is extremely time-consuming, with one piece sometimes taking more than five hours. We just hope that his family enjoys banana bread.
[via BoingBoing]
Using nothing more than a push pin and a banana — artist Phil Hansen creates beautiful works of art. Using a technique inspired by pointillism and old-school tattooing, Hansen punctures the banana’s skin with strategically placed pin holes. The peel’s tendency to turn brown then brings the art to life — albeit short-lived, before the whole banana rots over.
[via designboom]