A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Neat!

Meet Victoria, a  life sized stoneware sculpture with some bad ass modifications.

More after the break, including a close up of her “chest piece”.

And then, after baking:

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Sculpture created by Lisa Elkins, Good Emu Productions, Long Island, NY. Submitted by IAM: Subversive

Comments

78 responses to “Neat!”

  1. Miss Mess Avatar
    Miss Mess

    Beautiful! I would love to have something like this as an art piece.

  2. Miss Mess Avatar
    Miss Mess

    Beautiful! I would love to have something like this as an art piece.

  3. Guilt of Eve Avatar

    YAY LISA!!! I’m your biggest fan, will you sign my boobies? xoxo

  4. Guilt of Eve Avatar

    YAY LISA!!! I’m your biggest fan, will you sign my boobies? xoxo

  5. cardboardfrog Avatar
    cardboardfrog

    thats just a beautiful peice, a great amount of realism it looks like if you poked it it would feel like boobies

  6. cardboardfrog Avatar
    cardboardfrog

    thats just a beautiful peice, a great amount of realism it looks like if you poked it it would feel like boobies

  7. esh Avatar
    esh

    how long did she have to dry out for?!
    so beautiful, i love the little imperfections in the post-firing shot and the throat/clavicles.

  8. esh Avatar
    esh

    how long did she have to dry out for?!
    so beautiful, i love the little imperfections in the post-firing shot and the throat/clavicles.

  9. ian mckown Avatar

    GO PRETENTIOUS ART STUDENT!!

  10. ian mckown Avatar

    GO PRETENTIOUS ART STUDENT!!

  11. Jay Avatar
    Jay

    Yeah, maybe they’ll graduate and become a pretentious…what are you exactly?

    It looks badass to me. Shame there’s no shot of the back.

  12. Jay Avatar
    Jay

    Yeah, maybe they’ll graduate and become a pretentious…what are you exactly?

    It looks badass to me. Shame there’s no shot of the back.

  13. Lily Avatar

    Ian you are just jealous that you are not as skilled as the artist who created this piece. If it was modern art I might agree with you, but this piece clearly was made by a talented artist.

  14. Lily Avatar

    Ian you are just jealous that you are not as skilled as the artist who created this piece. If it was modern art I might agree with you, but this piece clearly was made by a talented artist.

  15. Emi Avatar
    Emi

    Wow, that’s gorgeous. Definitely something I wouldn’t mind having in my living room, a definite conversation piece.

  16. Emi Avatar
    Emi

    Wow, that’s gorgeous. Definitely something I wouldn’t mind having in my living room, a definite conversation piece.

  17. Emi Avatar
    Emi

    herp derp repeating words

  18. Emi Avatar
    Emi

    herp derp repeating words

  19. SS Avatar
    SS

    I don’t really like the “chest piece” but only because it’s carved…I think I would’ve liked it better if the “tattoos” had been painted on…

  20. SS Avatar
    SS

    I don’t really like the “chest piece” but only because it’s carved…I think I would’ve liked it better if the “tattoos” had been painted on…

  21. Jamie James Avatar
    Jamie James

    I’d hit it.

  22. Jamie James Avatar
    Jamie James

    I’d hit it.

  23. VOMIT Avatar

    I agree about the tattoos being carved. It would have been better if she had glazed them on or used decals.

    As for the piece, I’d critique it, but I’m under the impression this is more about a sculpture being made with “mods” than it is about the art itself.

  24. VOMIT Avatar

    I agree about the tattoos being carved. It would have been better if she had glazed them on or used decals.

    As for the piece, I’d critique it, but I’m under the impression this is more about a sculpture being made with “mods” than it is about the art itself.

  25. ninjaxgabi Avatar
    ninjaxgabi

    why is it that this Ian McKown guy is always the one posting negative comments? Get a life.

  26. ninjaxgabi Avatar
    ninjaxgabi

    why is it that this Ian McKown guy is always the one posting negative comments? Get a life.

  27. Ru Avatar

    nonsense the carved tattoos make it.
    if she painted them on or used details they would have looked so beyond tacky.
    the final product is gorgeous.

  28. Ru Avatar

    nonsense the carved tattoos make it.
    if she painted them on or used details they would have looked so beyond tacky.
    the final product is gorgeous.

  29. SelbstmordKind Avatar

    niiiiice lisa, that shit is Awesometasticalarrific

  30. SelbstmordKind Avatar

    niiiiice lisa, that shit is Awesometasticalarrific

  31. Dimruthien Avatar

    Gorgeous! I like this a lot! 😀

  32. Dimruthien Avatar

    Gorgeous! I like this a lot! 😀

  33. toxic_sunset Avatar

    I love the fact that the “tattoos” are carved. I agree with Ru….I think that makes the piece. It turned out amazingly beautiful.

  34. toxic_sunset Avatar

    I love the fact that the “tattoos” are carved. I agree with Ru….I think that makes the piece. It turned out amazingly beautiful.

  35. Corinna Avatar

    <3 Lisa! I am seeing you all over the place now. I want my baby tooth clog!

  36. Corinna Avatar

    <3 Lisa! I am seeing you all over the place now. I want my baby tooth clog!

  37. munin_and_hugin Avatar

    It’s possible the model had the mods and the artist just included them. I model, and it’s always interesting to see which artists do that.

    It’s also a lovely piece.

  38. munin_and_hugin Avatar

    It’s possible the model had the mods and the artist just included them. I model, and it’s always interesting to see which artists do that.

    It’s also a lovely piece.

  39. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    i like the fact the tattoos are not painted, ive seen plenty of cast and sculpted body parts that have had painted tattoos

  40. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    i like the fact the tattoos are not painted, ive seen plenty of cast and sculpted body parts that have had painted tattoos

  41. fiona Avatar
    fiona

    Its said to see that a fellow artist such as Ian McKown is slating potential talent instead of encouraging it. I like this piece my dad is an artist and says it looks very real almost like a cast of a body instead of a sculptue.

  42. fiona Avatar
    fiona

    Its said to see that a fellow artist such as Ian McKown is slating potential talent instead of encouraging it. I like this piece my dad is an artist and says it looks very real almost like a cast of a body instead of a sculptue.

  43. fiona Avatar
    fiona

    sad* damnit

  44. fiona Avatar
    fiona

    sad* damnit

  45. trip Avatar
    trip

    in my personal thoughts alot of artists today are trying to deal with the avant garde tattoo influence that has become so integrated into the art world.
    i love the idea of cutting the tattoos out a body it speaks about the new process of human beings cutting there bodies into art forms , this clay model resembles the look of a cutting made that will never change. if the artist keeps going with the cut outs the body becomes translucent and see through and the form of the body would still emulate there but the art would be about this idea of cutting the human body. i have collected numerous tattoo magazines and i decides to look through them and work with the idea of tattoos in art i began cutting out the tattoos in shapes and lines but kept the idea of capturing the human body through the idea of cutting out the tattoos.

  46. trip Avatar
    trip

    in my personal thoughts alot of artists today are trying to deal with the avant garde tattoo influence that has become so integrated into the art world.
    i love the idea of cutting the tattoos out a body it speaks about the new process of human beings cutting there bodies into art forms , this clay model resembles the look of a cutting made that will never change. if the artist keeps going with the cut outs the body becomes translucent and see through and the form of the body would still emulate there but the art would be about this idea of cutting the human body. i have collected numerous tattoo magazines and i decides to look through them and work with the idea of tattoos in art i began cutting out the tattoos in shapes and lines but kept the idea of capturing the human body through the idea of cutting out the tattoos.

  47. redredred Avatar
    redredred

    Maybe it is Machismo but I love well done curves.

  48. redredred Avatar
    redredred

    Maybe it is Machismo but I love well done curves.

  49. Wheezy Avatar
    Wheezy

    Damn…. Victoria thick.

  50. Wheezy Avatar
    Wheezy

    Damn…. Victoria thick.

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