“In the world of crime and law enforcement the witness identification is the most unreliable part. If you transfer that onto the world of literature, we all have our own biases and impressions and we bring that to the story.”
Brian J. Davis, a Brooklyn-based digital artist and filmmaker, admits that he is "obsessed" with artwork that isn’t traditionally considered art.
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"Police sketches are one of those," he told BuzzFeed News.
They aren't "considered true portraiture work" in the art world, he said. But "what if you can take a sketch program and find an alternative use for it?"
Davis uses FACES ID, a computer software used by law enforcement agencies for quick witness sketches, to create portraits of literary characters.
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"[The software] is not meant to be art," he said. "It's a tool for people who don't know how to make art."
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This Artist Creates Police Sketches Of Famous Literary Characters