Roy Feinson

La Scapigliata in Carnelian, with close-up of mouth.

Roy Feinson is a South African born software engineer and artist. He is perhaps best known for creating the genre known as impressionist mosaics, in which the imperfections of natural materials such as turquoise or marble are organized to create ethereal imagery.

Feinson is the author of three books focused on the evolutionary underpinnings of human behavior. His books have been translated into ten languages and featured on the Dr. Phil Show, CNN, CBS's The Talk, NPR.

In 2013 Feinson presented a novel theory of animal vision, The Zebra's Stripes, to scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Maryland.

Installations

Unveiling of Grammy Awards 50th Anniversary artwork

One of the original pioneers in the field of photographic mosaics, Feinson has created dozens of large-scale artworks for universities, airports, museums and other public spaces. Chosen as the featured artist for Disneyland's 50th anniversary in 2006 he created the largest photographic mosaic ever made, spanning over 10,000sq ft and featuring live performers carrying photographs of themselves and other cast members. As part of the same celebration he created the world's first tri-level mosaic as well as 38 other large-scale mosaic works for Disney's 50th anniversary. Selected as the featured artist for the Grammy Awards 50th anniversary in 2008, Feinson's artwork was unveiled by Quincy Jones and Recording Academy President Neil Portnow and is now part of the permanent collection at the Grammy museum in Los Angeles.

Bibliography

• The Animal in You.(St. Martins Press) (1998)
• Das Tier in dir. (Broschiert)
• Animal Attraction. (St. Martins Press) (1999)
• The Secret Universe of Names (Overlook/Penguin) (2004)

See also

• Impressionist mosaics
• Photographic mosaic

External links

• Roy Feinson website