Andrew Matin

Andrew Martin more than anything else is a satirical sculptor. He takes the concept of the bust and turns it into something both informal and amazing at the same time. The majority of his work is done by creating molds and using the molds to make the final piece. His subject however is much different than that of any other sculptor I've seen. Apart from playing with the associations that come with making a bust of someone, he also enters some of his work in contests.

"Zombie" Andrew Martin, 2011

This piece is exactly what I was talking about. Andrew takes the classical concept of a bust and turns it into something a more modern audience can enjoy. Some characteristics of this piece that I think were very well done would be the texture of the skin and gore that comes with creating a zombie. Also, I think that the mastery of the human (or less than human) form is evident in this piece in that the facial expression of the figure is very accurate to that of a real person. 

"Tweedle Deedum" Andrew Martin, 2011

This piece is less satirical and more just an example of the style of sculpture that he likes to create. The story behind this sculpture is that he entered it into a contest held by deviant art in which you had to create a sculpture of a character from Alice in Wonderland that you think best represents yourself. Now, I don't know about any hidden messages inside the piece but I do appreciate the quality of the work. Not only is that texture still apparent in there, but the piece as a whole is accurate to the character in the story in that you can see the personality of the character through things like the posture and the facial expression.

"Mario" Andrew Martin, 2006

This is the part where I get a little depressed. This is a sculpture that he made when he was just starting to get into sculpture and art as a whole. The character is obvious and there really isn't a meaning behind the piece but what I really appreciate about this piece is the size of it. If you look at one of the pictures above, you will see that the sculpture is only about three inches tall. Now, if you take into account the amount of detail that is behind this, you can see why I would be depressed. Some people have to work hard to become good at what they do but this guy just comes in and does this on one of his first tries. ugh.