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[French Cancan]

THE MONSTER IN ME



PATRICIA PICCININI

Born in 1965, expanding the hyperrealist tradition in sculpture, the australian artist Patricia Piccinini uses an array of materials, including silicone, leather, and human hair to form beings that might result from genetic science. Beasties with soulful brown eyes and long ears, scales, or webbed extremities, appear simultaneously appealing and grotesque.

In the mid-2000s, Piccinini began imagining machines that develop animalistic behaviors, becoming autonomous organisms. She created futuristic sculptures made from fiberglass, steel, and leather, that resemble mutated motor scooters and racing helmets. Both impressive and disconcerting, these sculptures intimate that humans can manipulate but not control life or evolution.

All of Piccinini's works begin with her drawings, which she and a small team of technicians translate into three-dimensional objects. They use traditional processes (such as hand-sculpted plasticine models), as well as computer-based techniques like CNC milling and 3D-printing to test ideas before fabricating finished works.

[Drakul]

What the actual F? this is some disturbing ---- right here.

[IcedDog]

Originally Posted by French Cancan

Hey, and speaking of cute things, have a look at the post 71!!

[French Cancan]

Originally Posted by IcedDog

Originally Posted by Drakul

What the actual F? this is some disturbing ---- right here.

I heard you guys. Rendez-vous in the next post!

[French Cancan]

I DON'T SEE ANY MONSTERS HERE



YOSHIMASA TSUCHIYA

carves delicately rendered animals and mythological figures from wood. Often painted in shades of white, cream, and gray, his elegant works are inspired by his dreams and Japanese folklore. Yoshimasa earned a degree in woodcarving at Tokyo University of the Arts. Through his studies in sculpture and the preservation of ancient Buddhist statuary, he developed his signature style and motifs. Yoshimasa has created a veritable menagerie of adorable animals, such as cats, giraffes, and lambs. Symbolic creatures, like mermaids and phoenixes, are also frequent themes. Yoshimasa completes his works by carefully embedding glass eyes in the sculptures, which lend his pieces an additional sparkle of life and color.

[Gyro Zeppeli]

Love that cat and deer!

[French Cancan]

SUGAR CAKY LOVE



Zhou Yi,
born in 1983, graduated from the Sichuan Higher Vocational College of Culinary Sciences in China. He is a famous fondant cake maker and food carver from China. His works are known for their Chinese style and superb details, known as "Chinese Sugar King".

"Since I was a child, I have been an absolute "learning scum ". I'm sorry to say that I almost didn't pass it."

After graduating from high school, Zhou Yi entered Sichuan Culinary College to learn how to cook Chinese food. During college he began to study skills diligently and got a scholarship. In his spare time, he set up stalls, picked up water bottles, and tried to earn the first pot of gold by his own efforts.

Zhou Yi began to concentrate on learning Western fondant making. "I closed myself in the studio, making sugar, rolling noodles, and pinching sugar people from morning to night, and almost did not go out." However, after learning the skill of making sugar dolls, Zhou Yi uploaded books Some methods are not satisfactory. He began to try to integrate the traditional Chinese method of pinching sugar, trying to make every detail of the character to the extreme.

"I don't think the materials used in the West can roll out the texture of thin clothes, so I prepared new raw materials myself. I can roll the sugar dough into a thin yarn and then make clothes to put on the characters."

















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[Hobbyist]

Excellent thread. It should be made a Sticky. Keep them coming. It's truly great to see such fantastic artworks by such extremely talented and creative artists.

My interest in statues by companies such as SSC, JND, Blitzway, QS and Infinity, etc wasn't stemmed from the love of any particular comic book or movie characters at all. Oftentimes, I don't really care much about them, to be honest.

It was originally stemmed from the love of ancient Egyptian, Classical Greek and Roman sculpture, and also of Renaissance sculpture by masters such as Bernini and Michelangelo, etc, those great men of art history.

Humans have never stopped trying to create objects based on their own image ever since they had managed to manipulate materials found in their environment.

The purpose of making human-form statues had changed and evolved throughout time but the objective of making them as realistic as possible remained the same for the most part.

To me, the statues of comic book and movie characters we see here in this forum are an extension of that but in the form of popular culture of modern time and strictly for commercial purposes.

While these statues cannot be compared to the great works of art but they do have a place in our current society and civilisation, and should be appreciated when they are done right and in good quality.

That's why I became a collector of this art form of ours.

[pdenham]

Originally Posted by Hobbyist

Excellent thread. It should be made a Sticky. Keep them coming. It's truly great to see such fantastic artworks by such extremely talented and creative artists.

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Absolutely agree.

This may be my favorite thread on this forum.

[lighterheaven]

Originally Posted by Hobbyist

Excellent thread. It should be made a Sticky. Keep them coming. It's truly great to see such fantastic artworks by such extremely talented and creative artists.

My interest in statues by companies such as SSC, JND, Blitzway, QS and Infinity, etc wasn't stemmed from the love of any particular comic book or movie characters at all. Oftentimes, I don't really care much about them, to be honest.

It was originally stemmed from the love of ancient Egyptian, Classical Greek and Roman sculpture, and also of Renaissance sculpture by masters such as Bernini and Michelangelo, etc, those great men of art history.

Humans have never stopped trying to create objects based on their own image ever since they had managed to manipulate materials found in their environment.

The purpose of making human-form statues had changed and evolved throughout time but the objective of making them as realistic as possible remained the same for the most part.

To me, the statues of comic book and movie characters we see here in this forum are an extension of that but in the form of popular culture of modern time and strictly for commercial purposes.

While these statues cannot be compared to the great works of art but they do have a place in our current society and civilisation, and should be appreciated when they are done right and in good quality.

That's why I became a collector of this art form of ours.

Very well said, my friend.