This post is a follow up to a post I made a few weeks ago on Ron Mueck's Life Castings. When I was in New York this past weekend I stumbled upon the giant statue pictured here in a mall on Columbus Circle. The statue reminded me of Mueck's Life Castings, yet they were surrounded by happy tourists, taking pictures with them like you see in the photo.
So what makes Mueck's Castings so grotesque? For me, it is their size coupled with their realistic aesthetic that makes them borderline terrifying to me. The statue pictured here on the other hand is meant to be cute, perhaps powerful. But it actually has a similar effect on me. It's size makes it grotesque-like, reminding me of the Mueck and gargantuanism.
In short, though the intention of this statue is to be cute and welcoming, it ends up being quite grotesque to me.
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