'Angelina Jolie Sculpture Raises Awareness Of Breastfeeding'
'A bronze statue of Angelina Jolie breastfeeding two babies is to be unveiled in Oklahoma City.
The sculpture – titled Landmark For Breastfeeding – was created by artist Daniel Edwards and will be unveiled on September 11 at MainSite, a contemporary art gallery. An official copy of the sculpture is expected to be auctioned by Sotheby’s on October 6 for the New York Academy of Art’s annual Take Home A Nude art auction.
“Landmark for Breastfeeding” was inspired by last year’s cover of W magazine featuring Angelina Jolie feeding her new babies.'
Intrigued by Edwards' inspirations, I decided to do a little research.
Daniel Edwards is a contemporary, American sculptor, who is known for his controversial, pop-culture-inspired pieces. This Jolie sculpture took him 3 years to complete. His other works include:
"Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston" - a sculpture symbolic of Britney Spears' decision to put her career on hold and have kids...
... you can search the 360° on this one.
"Paris Hilton Autopsy" - A warning to underage, female prom-goers...
A few others, that I will let you search on your own, but involve other high-profile, symbolic names (Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, etc.). With ease, Edwards is able to translate his ideas of our pop culture-istic society into his sculptures and bring meaning to something so dysfunctional. What a GD genius.
Fuck Art. Jokes, this is cool, I'm now going to spend the next 30 minutes researching...
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