Message in a Bottle Cap: The Art of Robson Cezar

November 23, 2015 4:11 PM

"If you are a regular in the pubs around Spitalfields, you may have noticed a man come in to collect bottletops from behind the bar and then leave again with a broad smile, clutching a fat plastic bag of them with as much delight as if he were carrying off a fortune in gold coins. This enigmatic individual with the passion for hoarding bottletops is Brazilian artist and Spitalfields resident Robson Cezar, and he needs to collect thousands because he makes breathtakingly intricate pictures with them." His work reveals the beautiful possibilities of the bottle cap.

Known locally as the King of the Bottletops, he has used his medium to add life and color to his surroundings, and has twice served as artist-in-residence at Spitalfields City Farm (first summer; second summer).

posted by MonkeyToes (6 comments total)

That Sator Square one is great. It's no Picard portrait, though.
posted by zamboni at 5:21 PM on November 23, 2015

You know, in an age when Serious Artists all feel the need to be somber and serious and oh-so-tormented by their passions, and be sure you get their angst-side in the photo, it's really great to see someone who takes such obvious, visceral joy in his work.
posted by rokusan at 5:21 PM on November 23, 2015 [1 favorite]

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posted by rokusan at 5:22 PM on November 23, 2015 [4 favorites]

I've never been sure of my ability to pronounce Spitalfields, and I've been to England twice.

This art is awesome.
posted by Sphinx at 6:30 PM on November 23, 2015

Sometimes a cigar, Sphinx. Pretty much just spittle-fields.
posted by rokusan at 7:00 PM on November 23, 2015 [2 favorites]

Thanks you rokusan for doing the work for me.
posted by gofargogo at 7:15 PM on November 23, 2015