Make it stand out.
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Daily News
It’s a big city, but he can make it tiny just for you.
When the pandemic began, Danny Cortes decided to start making miniatures, a hobby left behind in his childhood.
Instead of baking bread or knitting to pass the time, Cortes, a 40-year-old father of two, got to work making itty-bitty versions of everyday New York locations and objects.
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Bk Reader
Danny Cortes traces the inspiration for his work back to his childhood, where he remembers seeing commercials for action figures like G.I. Joe.
I was never interested in the figures themselves. I was always interested in the background, Cortes says. Regular things that looked miniature, I was fascinated by them.
Using materials like foamcore, chipboards and acrylic paint, Cortes makes dioramas, or “miniatures”, of recognizable elements of the New York City streetscape. Hes created replicas of bodegas, stoops, handball courts, and even the beloved Mister Softee truckall in precise detail.
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Ev Grieve
I’m meeting with the CLLCTV.NYC (pronounced “collective dot NYC”) team behind the new flex space for events, art shows and pop-ups at 209 E. Third St. between Avenue B and Avenue C.
Edward Rivera, Johanna Vizueta, Amir Hoskins and Kelly J. Glusovich are preparing the space to receive visitors for the Danny Cortes show, Big Time Miniatures, a nostalgic look at quotidian old-school NYC locations and objects.
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Univision
Artista hispano recrea en miniatura espacios emblemáticos de Nueva York
Danny Cortés crea maquetas hiperreales de espacios, elementos y lugares de la ciudad. Los plasma en una escala reducida y con varios detalles.