As a response to his artist friends insulting the trusty old ballpoint pen, Raymond Cicin collected their discarded ones and drew (on and off, over the course of a year), a 62″x64″ ballpoint octopus.
The piece is heavily inspired by the greatest marine illustrator of all time, Ernst Haeckel.
It definitely elevates a humble writing utensil, don’t you think?
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5 responses to “Raymond Cicin: Ballpoint Octopus”
I think it’s pretty great! I love the red he incorporated. I wish we could see a super up close picture of his pen strokes. I think that would be interesting…
I think a pic or two on his website show the strokes close up. The pics are larger, too.
Wow… don’t disrespect the ballpoint
Who knew they were such a majestic medium?
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