Critics dismissed his art as nothing spectacular, just above average. But it does make you wonder, if he had not failed as an artist, would he have changed history?
These realistic life-size paper objects are actually carved from a single block of wood and handpainted by New York sculptor Randall Rosenthal. Click here for his website.
41 year old French artist Sandrine Estrade Boulet sees artistic potential in mundane everyday things and cleverly transforms them into amusing 'living' objects - a discarded umbrella becomes an upturned skirt while a computer monitor is Darth Vader's helmet!
Visit http://www.sandrine-estrade-boulet.com for more fun pics.
These divine, delicate but wearable jewelry pieces are made of paper mache, gilded with 22 carat gold, silk, enamel and other embellishments. They are the creations of Italian designer Gian Luca Bartellone.