The mission of KANEKO, the venue of the annual Big Omaha event, is to support and promote freedom in creativity, which begins with an idea and a vision to see things differently. Scott Blake, a 32-year-old Florida native, couldn't be promoting this mission any clearer with his 21st century barcode art resembling the most notable faces in modern culture.

Blake, a classically trained artist, studied figure drawing for three years and painted bowls of still-life fruit.

Now, instead of using a paintbrush with the flick of his wrist, Blake has converted to "painting" code using his fingers tips and a Mac computer.

Since then, he has created more than 30 portraits using real Universal Product Codes (UPC) from items related to each individual he portrays. For example, he created a barcode portrait of Arnold Schwartzenegger using UPC numbers from 86 of the actor's films, such as Terminator and Predator. He has also created portraits of Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne and Oprah – to name a few.

Blake was present on Friday, May 14, and Saturday, May 15, at Big Omaha. There, he shared barcode portraits of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, Wine Library TV's Gary Vaynerchuk and the King of Rock 'n' Roll himself, Elvis Presley.