It might not be beloved within the art world -- as this hilarious review at Art News makes clear -- but this statue by Damien Hirst, "Hydra and Kali," is pretty epic:
This one, "Andromeda and the Sea Monster," is rather 'metal' as well:
Check out the creepy spiders on the back of Andromeda's stone:
AKRATIC WIZARDRY: A blog wherein I scribble about role-playing games (Mythras, Against the Darkmaster, Dungeons & Dragons [esp. old school], Swords & Wizardry, Into the Unknown, Middle-earth Role-playing, Lord of the Rings Role-playing, Adventures in Middle-Earth, Crypts & Things, Call of Cthulhu, etc.) and RPG settings (Middle-earth, Cthulhu Mythos, Greyhawk, Lyonesse, Ukrasia, etc.). I also write about fantasy and science-fiction films, novels, art, TV shows, and the like.
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Probably crabs, going with ocean theme
ReplyDeleteJapanese spider crab... I never forgot the one I saw on museum.
DeleteRight, that makes sense.
DeleteLooking through the pics at the linked review, all I can say is that it looks like an awesome show and I'd love to see it. Snooty art critics - LOL.
ReplyDeleteWhoaaa! So Daimen Hirst gets to make over-sized Fantasy Miniatures now :D
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