Glitter Painting with Rene Garcia Jr.
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Painter, graphic designer, illustrator, sculptor and stereo photographer Rene Garcia Jr. has been re-imagining popular art in many different ways, but it's his large format sculptural glitter paintings that have gotten the most attention recently. Reproducing such things as retro ads and celebrity photos in glitter, Garcia's photorealistic pieces can take over 100 hours to complete. Spark visits him in his dazzling studio that any grade school class would envy.
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