![]() ![]() He said “82” out loud three times which equals out to 246, the number of toothpicks on the floor. The example that occurred to me the most was from the movie Rain Man where Dustin Hoffman’s character Raymond was able to immediately recognize the number of toothpicks as soon as they were dropped on the floor during this scene. These photos and many more can be found at: toothpickart.With our recent foray into studying memory, categories and object recognition, I was immediately drawn to the idea of how autism plays a part in cognitive psychology. Bush, Tiger Woods, Oprah Winfrey, Salvador Dali and Frida Kahlo. Using only toothpicks and glue, he has created the likenesses of many renowned public figures, such as President George W. His graceful fingers, unwavering patience and love affair with form and outline have led to his portraits, his pinnacle proficiency. Working from the same Diamond Toothpick Company supply for the past 20 years, he uses four types: flat, round, sure-grip and toothpick blanks. HIs process is as simplistic as his materials, he prefers to work in silence, without music, telephone calls or visitors. Inspired by Chagall, Michelangelo and LeRoy Neiman, Backman hoped to awaken a deeper appreciation for the finished work rather then the toothpicks with the introduction of his minimalist abstract sculptures and portraits.”Eternity” was designed to reflect an endless maze of shapes and curves using 519 toothpicks as well as “Contemplation,” a 2,330-toothpick-strong interpretation of Rodin’s classic “The Thinker.” In a letter from California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger he remarked “you are a man who can open a box of wood splinters normally reserved as hors d’oeuvres spikes and oral accessories and create virtually anything” Also included are: 28 1/2 inch high Empire State Building (made with 7,470 toothpicks), 4 1/2 foot long battery powered yacht (made with 10,000 toothpicks), San Francisco cable cars (made with 4,000 toothpicks) and the Eiffel Tower made from just a single toothpick. It’s creation consumed him for nearly 2 years as he meticulously hand glued every toothpick on it’s 13 foot span. Golden Gate Birdge took 30,000 toothpicks Backman day.įine Woodworking Senior Editor, Tom McKenna described Steven Backman as, “perhaps the preeminent toothpick sculptor in the country.” His website titled “The Essence of Patience” chronicles his passion for recreating scaled down renditions of significant cultural structures such as his 13 foot, 30,000 toothpick Golden Gate Bridge. Well the later is only true if your nickname is Pick-asso, and the SF Mayor Gavin Newsom declared in 2005 that January 11 would be celebrated as Steven J. Simplicity is embraced every time we grab a toothpick to check our brownies when baking, pick particles from in between our teeth, pierce a chunk of cheese or olive, press the tiny reset button on an electronic device, keep potatoes or sausages from rolling when cooking, mark the start of a roll of tape, build a bridge or Empire State Building replica or most importantly, design a portrait of The President of the United States using only 95 toothpicks ? Foundry Square IV in San Francisco enables us to indulge once again in the work of this Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum contributor and finally see what Steven J.Backman of would have seen on that floor. What was the arrangement of lines and patterns that were created when they hit the floor?Īrt is accessible to all who can envision it and available to all who are forthcoming to it. Beyond the quantity of toothpicks on the floor, a far deeper examination was waiting. ![]() – He counted ’em in seconds.” Charlie Babbitt explains about Rainman. “A box of toothpicks spill on the floor and he took one look and knew exactly how many there were. ![]()
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