Nigerian artist cracks glass into beautiful portraits
Nigerian artist, Sherif Abdulrafiu, has distinguished himself in the art scene with his unique technique of creating beautiful portraits by cracking glass.
With just a drill bit, the 30-year-old Abdulrafiu meticulously strikes a glass to control the impact and create precise cracks using his bare hands. This repeated actions form the features of his subjects, a method that he refers to as 'knacking' (cracking).
Abdulrafiu's journey into cracked glass art began in 2023 when he stumbled upon a similar technique in an online video. The self-taught artist has produced over 80 masterpieces for clients both within Nigeria and internationally. His favorite pieces? Portraits that capture a person's face, particularly the smiles.
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Nigerian artist, Sherif Abdulrafiu, has distinguished himself in the art scene with his unique technique of creating beautiful portraits by cracking glass.
With just a drill bit, the 30-year-old Abdulrafiu meticulously strikes a glass to control the impact and create precise cracks using his bare hands. This repeated actions form the features of his subjects, a method that he refers to as 'knacking' (cracking).
Abdulrafiu's journey into cracked glass art began in 2023 when he stumbled upon a similar technique in an online video. The self-taught artist has produced over 80 masterpieces for clients both within Nigeria and internationally. His favorite pieces? Portraits that capture a person's face, particularly the smiles.
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01:35ones I enjoy most doing is the one that is portrait picture, that is just the face and
01:42with a smile that the teeth of the person will be showing. That brings the beauty of
02:05it. So this artwork is being ordered by one of my clients. He asked me to crack a tiger
02:24that is squat and a beautiful one. So I tried to make this one for him. So this will guide
02:33it to prevent the breaking.
02:58It is good to go now.
03:03I use an 8mm glass. When I started I started with 5mm glass but I used to have a problem whenever I
03:13would build it to the owner. Sometimes it would break before you get to the owner. So I decided
03:19using 8mm and since then, since when I started using 8mm everything is okay. It doesn't break anymore.
03:33It is good to go now.
04:03It is good to go now.
04:19How do you feel?
04:21I appreciate your artwork. You are going places.
04:25Actually I came across the page on tiktok and I fell in love with the artwork and the craft. So I decided to
04:33order one for my office. But I am still planning to get more because I fell in love with the artwork.
04:40It is impressive.
04:42No, no, no. No big selfie.
04:47I am fearless. That is why I prefer tigers. Because tigers are fearless. You are fearless.
04:53I am not afraid of anything.
05:13That is why there is no space.
05:22I was kind of, how would someone draw his own images on a glass? This is not drawing. So, you know, I have
05:33to drive down here just to look at it with my two eyes. Not the one I am seeing on a video. So I was so impressed.
05:44It is different with the normal drawing. You know, when you see your face on a glass. You know, I was so impressed.