"I like the physical nature of building the sculpture"

September 13, 2012 4:57 PM

Archival cardboard, glue and screws: art by Scott Fife.
posted by Brandon Blatcher (11 comments total)

Video of the making of the Lionel Hampton head.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 5:00 PM on September 13, 2012

Ok, the T-Rex is awesome, just not $40k worth of awesome. Would make one hell of a conversation piece, though.
posted by Ufez Jones at 5:28 PM on September 13, 2012

Yeah, for $40,000, I think I could learn how to do that myself.
posted by Malor at 6:06 PM on September 13, 2012

I like the Elvis head just lying there on the floor.
posted by scratch at 6:08 PM on September 13, 2012

I like this, but it's yet another unfortunate example of Artist Website Syndrome.

Pity the readers/viewers of the site if you must, but remember that the poor artists who suffer from AWS would lose their Artist card and not get invited to any more exclusive Artist Club parties if they were to make a site that is navigable in a conventional fashion.
posted by chimaera at 6:32 PM on September 13, 2012 [3 favorites]

It's the gallery that appears to be afflicted with AWS, chimaera, not the artist himself.
posted by notyou at 6:45 PM on September 13, 2012

I'd buy the Popeye if I had a $12,000 art budget. Alas...
posted by Huck500 at 8:44 PM on September 13, 2012 [1 favorite]

I thought that it was undermined by the subjects being such well known pop-icons.
posted by mary8nne at 1:59 AM on September 14, 2012

I thought that it was undermined by the subjects being such well known pop-icons for 12000 bucks
posted by mattoxic at 7:03 AM on September 14, 2012

If you find his art is too expensive, you can get other cardboard art for less.
posted by orme at 9:48 AM on September 14, 2012

Fife's Johnny Cash vs. John F. Kennedy Autopsy.
posted by cenoxo at 6:59 PM on September 15, 2012