Mosaic portraits of leaders and presidents

Portraits of presidents, candidates and public figures for magazines and campaigns: Obama, Trump, Biden, Buttigieg, Romney, Jefferson and Lincoln, plus Italian and Greek leaders. Each is built from material that speaks about the person, such as banknotes, news clippings, numbers or campaign photos.

• Joe Biden 2020 Campaign Mosaics

  Joe 2020: digital mosaic portraits of Joe Biden for his 2020 presidential campaign, made from Creative Commons photos, a self-initiated project.

• Pete Buttigieg 2020 Campaign Mosaics

  Mosaic portraits of Pete Buttigieg for his 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign, created for Pete For America supporters, with animations.

• Donald Trump Dollar Mosaic, Hollywood Reporter

  Donald Trump from pieces of US dollar banknotes, for The Hollywood Reporter article “Trump gave Hollywood a raise?”: currency as social commentary.

• Kellyanne Conway Mosaic, de Volkskrant

  Kellyanne Conway for the Sunday edition of de Volkskrant: “Fragments of reality and alternative…facts”, a portrait of shredded news pieces.

• Matteo Renzi Mosaic Portrait, Panorama

  A Matteo Renzi mosaic portrait for Italian weekly magazine Panorama. Former prime minister of Italy.

• Barack Obama Numbers Mosaic, NY Observer

  NY Observer “Hail to the Chief”: a mosaic portrait of Barack Obama built from numbers, statistics and financial symbols, with data as tesserae.

• Abraham Lincoln Mosaic of 100 Americans

  An Abraham Lincoln mosaic portrait for Smithsonian Magazine's special edition 2014 from photos of the 100 most significant Americans of all time.

• Rick Perry Mosaic Portrait, National Journal

  National Journal cover: a mosaic portrait of Governor Rick Perry from cowboy hats, boots, guns and Texas symbols, on his “second coming”.

• Beppe Grillo Mosaic Portrait, Panorama

  A Beppe Grillo portrait for Panorama magazine cover made from hundreds of photos from his electoral campaign. Leader of Italy's 5-Star Movement.

• Barack Obama 2012 Campaign Art

  Posters and graphics for Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, used by Democrats Abroad, Design for Obama and the Obama Portrait Project.

• Thomas Jefferson Twin Mosaics, Smithsonian

  Two twin mosaic portraits of Thomas Jefferson for Smithsonian magazine’s special issue: the black-and-white version shows the two sides of his personality.

• Obama vs Romney Mosaic Portraits, Huffington Post

  Obama and Romney portraits for Huffington magazine during the 2012 convention weeks, made from photos of the key people of each presidency.

• Alexis Tsipras Stars and Flags Mosaic, MONO

  Alexis Tsipras for MONO magazine in Greece: a portrait of stars and people waving flags, when he led Syriza and hoped to be prime minister.

• Michelle Obama Mosaic Portrait, Hemispheres

  A colorful Michelle Obama portrait for First Lady's Q&A in Hemispheres magazine (United Airlines). Made out of vegetables, fruits, bees, and stars.

• Obama 2008 Supporters Mosaics

  Barack Obama mosaics made from photos of his supporters for the 2008 campaign, published in TIME and the Los Angeles Times.