Man Ray, Jean Cocteau sculpting his own head in wire, 1923
Tag: sculpture
Maman, by Louise Bourgeois, outside the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
PHOTO CREDIT: Horatio Law
A Metamorphosis Addict, sculpted by Takayuki Takeya.
Hobby Japan, No. 274, March 1992.
I know that Shin Kamen Rider sorta clumsily tried this Cronenberg-esque approach, but are there any manga, series, or whatever that look like THIS?
The Louvre Doll
The Louvre Doll is a 4th century clay figure impaled with thirteen bronze needles. It was discovered within a terracotta vase alongside a lead curse tablet engraved with a binding spell – a type of curse in which usually someone has asked the gods to do harm to another. The figure, with its hands bound behind its back, represents the intended target.
Title: Fox/ Kitsune
Artist: Shōmosai Masamitsu
Origin: Japan
Medium: Wood with silver lacquer
Size: 2 9/16 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in. (6.6 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm)
Source: LACMA
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