Man Who Paints By Squirting With His Eyes- 'Eye Painting'
Leandro Granato, 27, is making a splash in the world of art by colouring
with his eyes. He snorts up to a pint-and-a-half of watercolour through
his nose and squirts the paint onto a canvas through the eye duct.
Looks gross!
The Argentine artist's works take from 10 minutes to
months to create, and sell for up to £1,500. Mr Granato began pushing
liquid from his nose through his eye at a young age. He now uses it to
create unique works of art.
'Ever since I was a kid I knew I had a special connection between my eye and my nose,’ he said.
‘As
I grew up I started realising air and liquids could go out of my eye if
I put them through my nose.‘Now I am the inventor of a new painting
style in the art world.
‘When I decided I would do this for a living my whole family thought I was going crazy - as well as many other people.
‘But as time went by they began to understand the art I call eye-painting.’
Mr
Granato spent 2 years training and developing a special formula of
paint that does not damage his eyes. Leandro believes he is the only
person in the world to paint this way.
‘My motivation to become
an artist first came when my grandfather died because of cancer,’ said
Mr Granato.‘After this loss, I started painting to overcome this pain.'
Mr
Granato cites American artist Jackson Pollock as one of his
inspirations. The 20th century painter made his name by using unusual
painting techniques, developing his own unique style of drip painting.
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