Wednesday, 17 June 2009

June 2009 - Bring him to life, part 2

The original:



The brief:
We haven't done one of these for a while, and I always think it's an interesting technique to master.

One of the things I saw on my trip to Norway a few weeks ago was the Stalinist-inspired City Hall, a monstrous red brick building. The facade is decorated with statues of working men (men only, as it happens - the statues of women are in the park in front, carrying children). Here's one of the statues.

This is the first time I've seen a statue of an overweight, shirtless boatman. What must the original model have looked like? Can you bring this statue to life?

Finished work:


Click images to view full size

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This one i liked!