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Artist Peter Fecteau making a giant Martin Luther King, Jr. mural out of Rubik's cubes (media.mlive.com)

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[–]MrFecteau 169 points170 points ago

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So, yeah. That's me and my mosaic. Let me answer the ?s. The project cost about $8,000 with lots of that coming from donations. YouCanDoTheCube.com helped my by letting me rent the cubes. The back of the mosaic, strangely and unintentionally is the virgin Mary. That's a lie. The King Estate let me use the imagery for free. The computer was used to map out the image. I used my own algorithms for solving the faces. I averaged 20 seconds per cube. It took 40 hours to build, by myself. MLK and the work he did was simple (like the 5 colors used in the mosaic, I didn't use green) yet complicated and difficult (like the rubik's cube itself.)

[–]your_message_here 7 points8 points ago

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I did a 16"x16" Lego mosaic from a photo and I spent close to $100 in 1x1 bricks, I feel your pain, great work.

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[–]your_message_here 0 points1 point ago

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bricklink.com? love that site.

[–]chalks777 5 points6 points ago

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So what you're saying is... us greens can sit in the back of the bus?

[–]MrFecteau 2 points3 points ago

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Kermit?

[–]mershed_perderders 1 point2 points ago

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For some reason i really want to see how the back looks.

[–]MrFecteau 5 points6 points ago

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Me too but it doesn't exist anymore. :(

[–]Unlucky13 2 points3 points ago

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Really?! There was no way to save it?! At least sell it to refund the lenders and donors. That was too awesome to just tear down!

[–]j-mar 1 point2 points ago

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Where are you getting cubes that are allowing you 20 second solves out of the box???

[–]MrFecteau 10 points11 points ago

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It's not a full solve. Only a single side. They were official Rubik's Cubes. After this project was finished I had a "Rubik's Cube Muscle" between the knuckles of my index and middle fingers from the stubborn cubes.

[–]j-mar 1 point2 points ago

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Right, I guess they aren't full solves, plus there seemed to be a lot of plain white ones. Now that I think about it, solving one side in less than 20 seconds isn't that big of a deal. I have a weird hobby of picturing a different final solve pattern, and then scrambling the cube and trying to get the pattern in my head on the cube. Such as solving from a scrambled state to a checkerboard state or something.

I'm weird ...

[–]MrFecteau 1 point2 points ago

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you're in good company.

[–]grahvity 0 points1 point ago

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I would've had sore fingernails from picking all the stickers off.

[–]n0exit 0 points1 point ago

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It's actually a bunch easier to break the cubes apart and then re-assemble them in the solved order.

[–]NAVI_WORLD_INC 1 point2 points ago

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Dude... You are fucking insane. I do mean that literally. But I also mean it complementary as well.

[–]Unlucky13 1 point2 points ago

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So did you win the contest/competition?

[–]thatwasntababyruth 1 point2 points ago

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I just want you to know...Mr Fectaeu was the name of my elementary schools janitor. He was the most awesome janitor I ever knew, and had the best 'stache on the planet.

I now associate you with him.

His first name was 'Mr'.

[–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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Love this.

[–]claimed4all 1 point2 points ago

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Saw it at ArtPrize 2010, I really like it.

Did you end up having to solve all the cubes and send them back to Rubik or did you end up selling your piece?

Are you entering anything in ArtPrize this year?

[–]MrFecteau 3 points4 points ago

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Thanks for coming to see it. I didn't have to solve them all. The cubes are being loaned to schools throughout the country so kids can use my new guide book and template to make their own mosaic. I didn't sell it and I'm not in ArtPrize this year or probably ever again. The voting issues really left a bad taste in my mouth. I don't think it's managed properly.

[–]claimed4all 2 points3 points ago

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Voting issues? Care to elaborate?

The only voting issues I have heard is that some of the artists are upset that the general public votes because the general public does not know what art is. Find that kind of odd myself.

[–]MrFecteau 2 points3 points ago

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The first week of voting if the most important time as it establishes the leaders and then the public goes to see those pieces. ArtPrize didn't secure the contract for the cell phone companies and only one provider, T-Mobile i believe, was able to log votes. Anyone on another phone provider didn't actually vote via phone during the first week. Seeing as how the majority of people were voting via text, that's a huge fail. Also they convinced the media to play it down. The voting was not fair.

Also, smaller venues were told to stay open for shorted hours than the exhibition centers were. This resulted in more access to to exhibition center pieces and public confusion about viewing hours.

[–]claimed4all 0 points1 point ago

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Makes plenty of sense. Thanks for the insight.

I do believe the voting was via AT&T.

I also thought it was going to be opened up to all carriers this year, but venue selection still plays a huge part in the top 10, as not a single one of them was at a "small" venue.

[–]spider2544 0 points1 point ago

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I have been wanting to do a cube mosaic for some time but could never figgure out how to buy them in bulk at a reasonable price. How does one purchase them in bulk?

[–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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You don't. I was allowed to rent them. You can find knock-offs online and haggle the price down though. They are shit cubes.

[–]TheresAnApeForThat 0 points1 point ago

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Nice work, Mr Fecteau.

I recently interviewed the French street artist 'Invader' and all his more recent work (from around 2006 onwards) consists of portraits made out of Rubik's Cubes - though none were on the same scale as yours.

I was just wondering if you were aware of it, and if he was an inspiration to you at all.

Like I said, I admire your patience and like the look of the final result - keep up the good work!

[–]MrFecteau 1 point2 points ago

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Initially I wasn't aware of his work but I may have seen it on the interwebs and forgot I saw it. When I was doing my research for the mosaic I came across him and have been a big admirer. I would love to meet him one day.

[–]nodnodwinkwink 0 points1 point ago

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I think a lot of people here would appreciate if you could show us what the back of the mosaic looks like.

[–]MrFecteau 3 points4 points ago

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There was never a way to photograph the back of it. It weighed 2,000 pounds and was the size of a billboard. I can assure you that there was nothing interesting on the back though. Except for the Virgin Mary.

[–]herpichj 0 points1 point ago

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you're a genius

[–]herpichj 0 points1 point ago

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i'm interested in these algorithms you talk of

[–]Radico87 0 points1 point ago

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You, you done good.

[–]AbramsLullaby 0 points1 point ago

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Did you make sure to pay the King family for the use of his likeness?

If they get wind of this...

[–]Tenareth 1 point2 points ago

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The King Estate let me use the imagery for free.

[–]DJ_Tips -2 points-1 points ago

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It's awesome that you didn't use the more common method for arranging a Rubik's Cube, aka "drip soapy water on the stickers until they come off, then stick them back on in the correct position."

Don't judge me, I was a "work smarter, not harder" kind of kid.

[–]Phillip_Fry 2 points3 points ago

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I think it would be smarter to solve the Rubik's cube.

No offense.

[–]MrFecteau 3 points4 points ago

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it's much faster too. You can learn how to do this. I made a guide book and some templates for school kids to use. http://www.youcandothecube.com/cube-mosaics/

[–]clifwith1f 58 points59 points ago

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Why is it that the first thing that comes to mind is, "How much money did all of those Rubik's Cubes cost‽"

[–]brok3n 13 points14 points ago

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It was a LOT of money. He did manage to get some sponsorships and do a few fundraisers to offset the out of pocket cost though.

[–]soulofaqua 3 points4 points ago*

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They're official Rubik's Cubes so:

$11.99 (source) x 4,242 (source) = $50,861.58 at max

Chances are that he got some bulk discount though.

EDIT: for all you non-Europeans.

[–]Zeppelanoid 17 points18 points ago

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WTF kind of comma is that?

Is it $50,861.58?

Or $50 861,58?

Or $5,086,158?

[–]Rehehelly 4 points5 points ago

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$50,861.58.

11.99 * 4242 in google.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago*

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You can site math as your source, no need to reference google.

[–]Rehehelly 0 points1 point ago

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That wasn't a source. If you type that in Google, it will do the maths for you (herp derp calculator). Basically that was me telling the guy if he took a few seconds of his time, he could have easily seen it was a typo and that it was meant to be a decimal.

[–]Richie311 8 points9 points ago

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He's EU, they put commas where decimals go and vice-versa.

[–]Zeppelanoid 15 points16 points ago

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But he didn't do that for the calculations ($11.99).

[–]Rehehelly 4 points5 points ago

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Just an FYI to people, the UK doesn't. We still do numbers like this 10,000.7

[–]redoptic 1 point2 points ago

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I'm going with $5,086,158.

[–]soulofaqua 1 point2 points ago

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I'm Dutch, we use a comma. My sincerest apology that I made one little mistake as I tried to help someone find the answer to his question.

Is it really that unclear?

[–]Zeppelanoid 1 point2 points ago

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It's not so much the comma (french canadians use it too - I live in MTL) it's the fact that you didn't use the comma in your original price ($11.99) that had me confused. No harm done though!

[–]Uriniass 0 points1 point ago

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Not sure we need to go deeper

[–]patejam 0 points1 point ago

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That's really dumb to use official Rubik's Cubes. You can get better quality ones for $5 and for crappy cheap ones wholesale you can get them for under $1.

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    [–]artystic 78 points79 points ago

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    I do enjoy cubism

    [–]flounder19 4 points5 points ago

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    I, for one, found this ... puzzling (chuckle quietly)

    [–]PeterJerome 14 points15 points ago

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    You just reminded me to take an online art history test.

    Thanks, Reddit!

    The more you know*

    [–]MrFecteau 34 points35 points ago

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    Holy shit that's me!

    [–]hydrocortisone 1 point2 points ago

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    Fecteau!

    [–]MrFecteau 1 point2 points ago

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    Correct

    [–]Myndless135 22 points23 points ago

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    Is this finished? I would love to see it

    [–]genrewhore[S] 55 points56 points ago

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    Finished photos: http://uthinkmedia.blogspot.com/2010/09/pete-fecteau-artprize-photos.html

    [–]ShakinBacon 2 points3 points ago

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    That is freakin' amazing. I have the utmost respect for that kind of art and the determination it takes to accomplish something that difficult.

    [–]Myndless135 6 points7 points ago

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    Wow, that's awesome even better than I expected thank you for the link

    [–]genrewhore[S] 3 points4 points ago

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    You're welcome!

    [–]ajw827 0 points1 point ago

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    Cheers. Well done.

    [–]original_prankster 25 points26 points ago

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    How much did THIS guy have to pay the King family to use MLK's image?

    [–]MrFecteau 12 points13 points ago

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    The King estate was very supportive of this project. They were one of the first groups to give me their support.

    [–]original_prankster 2 points3 points ago

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    I'm glad to hear that, and great job at that. This is what got me kinda annoyed, among the other internal squabbles over the image someone who dreamed beyond petty squabbles about money.

    [–]uthinkmedia 0 points1 point ago

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    Nothing, actually. He was given their permission.

    [–]original_prankster 6 points7 points ago

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    Interesting considering their past with asking for obscene amounts of money for any use of his image.

    [–]fade_like_a_sigh 4 points5 points ago

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    Maybe they actually decided they have enough money now.

    Unlikely but possible.

    [–]KingofSuede 2 points3 points ago

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    Or they figured out he didn't have any.

    [–]RapeShrike 3 points4 points ago

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    Am I the only one who doesn't get the 'why'? What do the cubes represent? Was MLK some sort of a puzzle wrapped in an enigma?

    [–]killedyourcat 1 point2 points ago

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    No, you aren't the only one. There are two of us now. I'm really not understanding why this couldn't be done via some other medium, but I guess some people stare at a block of marble and see a statue in it and others see a Rubik's cube and see a mural of MLK.

    [–]markisthis 0 points1 point ago

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    Three. The artist addressed why he chose the medium, but his inspiration seems fairly basic, and frankly, sterile. I'm not against his commemorative desire, but his approach seems incredibly detached from the figure he wishes to represent.

    [–]autobulb 1 point2 points ago

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    Agreed. To me it seems less of an art piece and more of a mildly impressive feat of tedious labor. Get the computer to do the conversion and then just match the blocks. Is it hard and tedious, yea, but given enough time and effort you could recreate nearly any image.

    [–]genrewhore[S] 2 points3 points ago

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    Here's the original link if you want to give the photographer some love: http://photos.mlive.com/grandrapidspress/2010/09/cube_tu_c2__tueiq.html

    The photographer's name is Paul L. Newby II and he took the photo for The Grand Rapids Press in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

    [–]ops_87 3 points4 points ago

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    this was a part of ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, MI during Sep 2010.

    [–]MassRelay 2 points3 points ago

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    I wonder what the back of the mural looks like.

    [–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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    Here is what the back of a different one of his works looks like. I took it a few years ago at his exhibition in London http://i.imgur.com/2GNjQ.jpg

    And the front http://i.imgur.com/MMnbq.jpg

    [–]MassRelay 0 points1 point ago

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    Interesting, thanks!

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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    Actually, sorry. That's by Invader. Thought this was the same guy.....

    [–]scrotum_spatula 0 points1 point ago

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    Oh shit! Get the fuck off of Elm Street NOW!

    [–]trichomez 0 points1 point ago

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    Nice! Got a pic of that Freddie Invader?

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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    Yeah, here you go http://i.imgur.com/CdI5m.jpg

    [–]NiftyPistols 0 points1 point ago

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    I just commented on a similar post, do you ever feel guilty when you comment on post and then see that someone posed the same question 30 minutes earlier?

    Anyway, I never would have thought about it, but I like the way you think and now I too wonder what the back of the mural looks like.

    [–]Benmjt 2 points3 points ago

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    Anyone else familiar with french street artist Invader? I'm sure he did quite a few pieces made of Rubiks. In fact, I think I bought a print once called Rubik Kubrick, which was a scene from the Shining.

    [–]Teehoi 2 points3 points ago

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    Came here to say this. I went to the gallery at Jonathan Levine in NYC 2 years back.

    http://www.space-invaders.com/rubikubism.html

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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    I actually thought this WAS Invader.

    [–]counselforthedevil 2 points3 points ago

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    HE'S NOT USING A MACBOOK SO CLEARLY HE'S NOT A REAL ARTIST NOW GET OUT

    [–]lampost86 4 points5 points ago

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    What the hell? How do you even begin to construct something like that? Mad props to Peter Fecteau.

    [–]DoWhile 4 points5 points ago

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    1. Come up with the idea (this is probably the hardest step)

    2. Find or draw picture of MLK

    3. Use tiled printing or photomosaic techniques to generate the final image. Someone wrote some code and made a youtube video about how to generate a Rubik's cube mosaic.

    4. Buy cubes (I take it back... this is the hardest step)

    5. Solve 1 side of each cube to match the colors (as pointed out in an earlier comment, solving 1 side takes under a minute after a bit of practice)

    6. Do previous 4241 more times by yourself or get some friends to help out. Overall time: about 70 hours if you assume it takes 1 minute to solve a side (this is very likely an overestimate)

    [–]MrFecteau 1 point2 points ago

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    Pretty close.

    [–]TalkToChuck 0 points1 point ago

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    So the Cubes cost $8K, What did the King family charge for the rights to his image.

    [–]ajw827 0 points1 point ago

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    They'll be coming for him.

    [–]marcvs 0 points1 point ago

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    Have you written a tutorial?

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    http://www.youcandothecube.com/cube-mosaics/

    [–]JoDu 1 point2 points ago

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    Go go Kociemba's Algorithm!

    Thas is what the laptop is for I would guess.

    [–]curset 0 points1 point ago

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    God's algorithm, heavy stuff.

    [–]MooD2 0 points1 point ago*

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    He probably just has a zoomed version of the image in his laptop. Once you know the technique and have a little practise, getting the right colours on just one side takes literally less than a minute. Following some written instructions on every cube would just slow down the process significantly.

    [–]faulks 1 point2 points ago

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    Actually, he's defragging a giant Martin Luther King Jr mural.

    [–]stefeyboy 1 point2 points ago

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    He should also do another piece of art on all the useless Rubix cube boxes now.

    [–]iamablackbeltman 1 point2 points ago

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    Can anyone tell me what the other side looks like? I have to know.

    [–]NiftyPistols 0 points1 point ago

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    That is a good question. I never would have even thought about it and now I am so curious!

    [–]Big_Gravy 1 point2 points ago

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    Is this a submission for art prize? I live in GR and would love to see this

    [–]durn27 1 point2 points ago

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    It was last year. It was in the church on La Grave? I think that was the one.

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    First Park Congregational Church, yes.

    [–]feedmeho 1 point2 points ago

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    I mean, I would totally do Peter Fecteau... just saying

    [–]StochasticOoze 1 point2 points ago

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    When the camera's off, he just moves the stickers.

    [–]Unlucky13 1 point2 points ago

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    How many times do you think he said "fuck it" and just changed the stickers around?

    [–]MrFecteau 1 point2 points ago

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    never, not once, nope

    [–]jaico 1 point2 points ago

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    Oh god. That reminds me that Art Prize is coming up. I work at the McDonald's in the heart of it all. ಠ_ಠ braces for impact

    [–]italstal222 1 point2 points ago

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    JUST BECAUSE IT'S TAKES AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO COMPLETE, THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT ART.

    [–]artificiallyvain 5 points6 points ago

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    i don't think i've ever seen a mural this awesome.

    [–]bobbybusche 3 points4 points ago

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    Seeing that he has his computer open, and staring intently while setting up the cube, he's probably using a Rubik's cube solver to get the right colors on one side. Still a creative idea and would take a hell of a long time. Impressive!

    [–]Renmauzuo 10 points11 points ago

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    More likely the computer has a copy of the image divided into squares so he can get the colors right.

    [–]sturdycocopuff 1 point2 points ago

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    Not needed, only doing 1 square of a rubik's cube is surprisingly easy, you can figure it out in less than 10 minutes if you set your mind to it.

    [–]ultimatt42 6 points7 points ago

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    And you can do it in under 2 minutes if you use your hands.

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    [–]sturdycocopuff 0 points1 point ago

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    yup, its quite easy, now if it was a 3d statue then I might be impressed

    [–]biggmclargehuge 0 points1 point ago

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    getting one square in the right spot is not nearly as easy as getting an entire face in the correct combination

    [–]dafunkmasta 2 points3 points ago

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    Actually you can just pop out the pieces, rearrange them, and pop them back in...much easier!

    [–]GodBane 7 points8 points ago

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    Not likely, solving just one face of a cube takes only a few quick moves. Popping out the pieces can be a real pain in the ass.

    [–]picsandnsfwonly 1 point2 points ago

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    i wonder if he was disappointed in how it actually got him no chicks

    [–]rockinfreakapotamus 1 point2 points ago

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    amazing! youtube video on the making of the mural here

    [–]preske 1 point2 points ago

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    Suddenly, lawsuit by the king family because he uses MLK's image.

    [–]omegian 0 points1 point ago

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    Public figure? Public domain.

    Assuming he duplicated an extant photograph, then there may be a copyright issue there.

    [–]preske 1 point2 points ago

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    I was jokingly referring to this and this

    [–]ajw827 0 points1 point ago

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    He got their permission for free.

    [–]devedander 0 points1 point ago

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    I guess no one ever told him about the flathead screwdriver trick... or the peel off the stickers and re stick trick.

    [–]shalmi913 0 points1 point ago

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    I have wanted to do this for years but I have no clue on how to get started!

    [–]shalmi913 0 points1 point ago

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    Making it would be easy.... im talking about getting serious offers

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    If you build it, they will come.

    [–]appliedphilosophy 0 points1 point ago

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    Estimated time of creation?

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    40 Hours

    [–]danthebk 0 points1 point ago

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    My biggest concern is the cost. Cheapest one I've ever found was for like $12... (new)

    [–]brok3n 0 points1 point ago

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    He actually got sponsored by Rubik's cube for part of the cost. There still was a lot of out of pocket cost for him, but fundraisers helped that out too.

    [–]Vitalstatistix 0 points1 point ago

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    Holy hell, that's crazy impressive.

    [–]NiftyPistols 0 points1 point ago

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    This kind of stuff excites me. It has the whole "why didn't I think of that" factor, the nostalgia, creativity.

    I think it's great! :)

    [–]bashnu 0 points1 point ago

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    What is on the backside?

    [–]BuckFutt993 0 points1 point ago

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    This is fucking spectacular.

    [–]Simple_Man 0 points1 point ago

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    Can't wait to solve it.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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    I'm gonna need Rubik's cubes! Yes. Thousands of themmmm!!!!

    [–]Ace1999 0 points1 point ago

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    Lies. That's no artist. The real artists are those people who put the stickers on the Rubik's cubes!

    [–]09jtherrien 0 points1 point ago

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    that is fucking awesome.

    [–]ivebeenhereallsummer 0 points1 point ago

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    I'd be curious to see what the reverse side turns out looking like.

    Also, I swear I saw John Belushi before I saw MLK.

    [–]Hobnob12 0 points1 point ago

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    Did you get your bill from the King family yet?

    [–]Daftsoul 0 points1 point ago

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    ITS A WIZARD

    [–]InMyElements 0 points1 point ago

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    Invader is going to be pissed

    [–]Darrelc 0 points1 point ago

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    I read that as Oxo cubes for some reason, I need to sleep.

    [–]Brando2600 0 points1 point ago

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    Isn't that a fairly average sized mural?

    [–]tyrghast 0 points1 point ago

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    Would it not be easier to peel the stickers off and put them where they were needed?

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    It wouldn't. It only takes me about 20 seconds per cube. Peeling of the stickers or breaking the cube apart would take miunutes.

    [–]Jwaness 0 points1 point ago

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    A Toronto artist first came up with the idea. http://torontoist.com/2008/03/rubiks_cube/

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    Nope, Invader from France did. The Toronto guy is a tool.

    [–]polerawkaveros 0 points1 point ago

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    Jesus... Christ.

    [–]kramman1 0 points1 point ago

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    I don't know why, but at first that looked like Dr.Dre to me :S

    [–]InMySecretLife 0 points1 point ago

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    I kind of like stunning art like this, that I could have technically done as well, with a computer and some perseverance. It's the inspiration that makes it.

    [–]warpus 0 points1 point ago

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    I wonder what's going to be on the other side? It should be the opposite of what's on this side, right? So.. A white MLK jr. ?

    [–]ilikewc3 0 points1 point ago

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    My Roommate/friend's sister knows this dude really well and helped out on the project. Dude used this as his resume to get some job in the bay area.

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    Who's your roommate/friend's sister?

    [–]hitlerwasright 0 points1 point ago

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    I admire Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.

    2 men... divided by religion... but united in their hatred of gays.

    [–]xyroclast 0 points1 point ago

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    Does he manually manipulate them into the correct arrangement or does he do the ol' "pop the blocks out and put them back in" trick?

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    I manually manipulate them into the correct arrangement. It would take too long any other way.

    [–]xyroclast 0 points1 point ago

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    Neat! Are you sick of Rubik's cubes now?

    [–]MrFecteau 1 point2 points ago

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    nope. still love them.

    [–]xyroclast 0 points1 point ago

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    Right on!

    [–]BobaFettzroth 0 points1 point ago

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    I may just be racist, but does upside-down MLK look like Jimi Hendrix to anyone else?

    [–]WestMich2ChiCity 0 points1 point ago

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    Fellow KCAD graduate here..well done Pete. Hope you're doing good for yourself.

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    Thanks. In San Francisco living and breathing. I have a couple more mosaics coming out soon. One on The Today Show at the end of the month.

    [–]apullin 0 points1 point ago

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    I would have built one of those lego machines that can "solve" it into an arbitrary configuration.

    Actually, if you found a video of that thing and posted it to reddit it right now, you could probably make it to the front page....

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvWlPl8ltHc

    [–]apullin 0 points1 point ago

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    What about it? I meant the machine that manipulated the cubes. It looks like the dude is doing it manually.

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    That dude is me. :)

    [–]apullin 0 points1 point ago

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    Why didn't you build a machine? Didn't it take a long time to solve all those cubes to the right configuration? I guess you could have just had a script output the sequence of moves for you to do, if they all start from a defautl configuration.

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    It took 40 hours by hand. It would have taken longer to build the machine and then babysit that machine while it cranked it out. Plus, can you imagine the algorithm it would take to make that machine work? I like using my hands.

    [–]tortnotes 0 points1 point ago

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    Oh cool, I have that same mouse.

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    Here's a couple other pics... http://i.imgur.com/I4Ild.jpg also check out a time-elapse video of it by UThinkMedia here... http://youtu.be/TvWlPl8ltHc

    [–]ArmchairAlcoholic 0 points1 point ago

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    Artist? That doesn't look like a mac book. At least he has the glasses right.

    [–]soylent_comments 0 points1 point ago

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    Guy wastes life; film at 11:00.

    [–]Tippacanoe 0 points1 point ago

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    I didn't know John Hodgman was such a skilled artist.

    [–]omdoks 0 points1 point ago

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    If you ever meet space invader please make me your plus one. Also nice work.

    [–]obbyz 0 points1 point ago

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    I can't even solve one.

    [–]ClassicalFizz 0 points1 point ago

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    Love it!

    [–]shufflez 0 points1 point ago

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    did anyone look at that and just say: what the hell??

    [–]disclosedimposition 0 points1 point ago

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    Check out http://cubeworks.ca, they hold the world records for largest rubik's cube based work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQsCAclRFrM

    [–]marmaladeontoast 0 points1 point ago

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    is that an urban Bubbles?

    [–]ajw827 0 points1 point ago

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    This will be better than the one in DC.

    [–]Radico87 0 points1 point ago

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    It's neat knowing there is a series of moves that will always solve a cube.

    [–]atlanticblue 1 point2 points ago*

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    why? what is the symbolism? what connect is there to rubik's cubes with martin luther king?

    Edit: cool, downvotes. Ever think about answering the question? Is there something I am oblivious about? Am I forgetting the rubik's cube speech? "I have a rubik's cube"?

    [–]MrFecteau 5 points6 points ago

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    Why is the Mona Lisa painted with oils?

    [–]geon 0 points1 point ago

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    Kudos for the effort, but he really should have used error diffusion dithering.

    [–]malcavious -1 points0 points ago

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    Using a computer to pixelize the images and then copying them. All that is left to mass produce these puppies is using an auto rubix cube rotators ... and those exist!

    [–]MrFecteau 0 points1 point ago

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    Try it, let me know how it works out.

    [–]zetrate -1 points0 points ago

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    cool looking waste of time

    [–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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    I guess he has nothing better to do since he's your typical unemployed artist.

    [–]bk553 -2 points-1 points ago

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    Artist Peter Fecteau needs to get laid.

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