Artist: Ed Chapman
Medium: Euro 1 Cent - Original Coin Mosaic
Dimensions: 120 cm x 80 cm
Chapman’s Tribute to Sir Michael Caine In a dazzling interplay of concept and craft, mosaicist Ed Chapman reimagines the legendary British actor Sir Michael Caine through a medium as unexpected as it is evocative: thousands of Euro one cent coins.
This shimmering portrait is more than a feat of technical precision, it is a layered homage to Caine’s cinematic legacy, most notably his role in The Italian Job, where gold becomes both plot device and metaphor. Chapman’s choice of material, sourced from the Spanish town of Coín, adds a wry geographical pun to the work’s conceptual depth, suggesting the alternate title “Sir Michael Coin” with tongue-in-cheek brilliance.
Rendered with meticulous attention to detail, the portrait captures Caine in his iconic ‘Harry Palmer’ spectacles, a visual cue that evokes his cool, cerebral screen presence. The actor appears as a man in reflective repose, his gaze steady, his expression imbued with the gravitas of a life lived in full view of the public eye. Collected by high-profile patrons and housed in private and corporate collections worldwide, Chapman’s oeuvre stands as a testament to the power of reinvention, of materials, of icons, and of the mosaic form itself.
Artist: Ed Chapman
Medium: Euro 1 Cent - Original Coin Mosaic
Dimensions: 120 cm x 80 cm
Chapman’s Tribute to Sir Michael Caine In a dazzling interplay of concept and craft, mosaicist Ed Chapman reimagines the legendary British actor Sir Michael Caine through a medium as unexpected as it is evocative: thousands of Euro one cent coins.
This shimmering portrait is more than a feat of technical precision, it is a layered homage to Caine’s cinematic legacy, most notably his role in The Italian Job, where gold becomes both plot device and metaphor. Chapman’s choice of material, sourced from the Spanish town of Coín, adds a wry geographical pun to the work’s conceptual depth, suggesting the alternate title “Sir Michael Coin” with tongue-in-cheek brilliance.
Rendered with meticulous attention to detail, the portrait captures Caine in his iconic ‘Harry Palmer’ spectacles, a visual cue that evokes his cool, cerebral screen presence. The actor appears as a man in reflective repose, his gaze steady, his expression imbued with the gravitas of a life lived in full view of the public eye. Collected by high-profile patrons and housed in private and corporate collections worldwide, Chapman’s oeuvre stands as a testament to the power of reinvention, of materials, of icons, and of the mosaic form itself.
