Works on Paper > Textual Pointillism

This portrait of Japanese author Haruki Murakami is made up of text from six different novels by six different authors from six different continents. Each excerpt is written in a color of ink that is part of the novel's title. The six novels are:
Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage (North America)
Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange (Europe)
Charlotte Jay, The Yellow Turban (Australia)
Mario Vargas Llosa, The Green House (South America)
Rakesh Satyal, Blue Boy (Asia)
Chimamanda Ngozie Adichi, Purple Hibiscus (Africa)

Haruki Murakami
World of Words (Portrait of Haruki Murakami)
Ink and pencil on paper
Paper: 20 x 20 in.; Image: 12 x 12 in.
2014