Local to Victoria, Dale Roberts creates 2D and 3D portraits of notable, if not notorious, figures with needle felted wool. His painstaking work can take months, even years to create, and the end results are playful and incredibly detailed homages.
POP QUIZ! Take a look at the needle felted pieces below… Can you guess who these notable figures are? (Answers at the bottom)
Come check out Synchronicity in person to see the rest of the star-studded cast in the Spencer Showroom at the AGGV!
Synchronicity is on now until March 9, 2024.
To learn more about artist Dale Roberts and his work, follow him on Instagram @kenndal1969
Featured Image: Dale Roberts with his needle-felted self-portrait, at the Synchronicity opening Reception. Image courtesy of the artist.
Answers:
1.Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis of “Some Like It Hot” 2.Marcel Duchamp, Rose Selavy 3.Annie Lennox 4.Freddie Mercury 5.Margaret Attwood 6.Dale Roberts (the artist himself!) 7.Jimbo the Drag Clown 8.Ken, Ryan Gosling 9.Barbara Streisand