Andy Warhol “living sculpture”
 
Valencia, Spain-based artist Marie-Lou Desmeules is a self taught sculptor whose art consists of creating “live sculptures” using real human models as her “base.” That’s right, underneath every one of these creations is a living, breathing human being who had to endure an arduous makeup lasting probably hours.
 

Former Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi as Ronald McDonald
 
Desmeules has described her art as a form of “surgery” that does not require invasive scalpels or lasers, just massive layers of acrylic paint, plastic, paper and hair. Upon viewing Desmeules’ finished product, one might be inclined to assume it was created at an LSD-induced papier-mâché party.

Desmeules’ intention was to have people consider what really constitutes “beauty” in our current perfection-obsessed society; she is also interested in the expansion of recognized gender roles. More images from Desmeules eye-popping work follows, as well as a time-lapse video of her creating a “living sculpture” of Andy Warhol.
 

Hulk Hogan
 

Former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy
 

Hannibal Lecter
 

Sylvester Stallone
 

Marilyn Manson
 

Artist Keith Haring
 

Former PM of the UK, David Cameron
 

“Bert” of Sesame Street fame as Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver
 

Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi
 

Time-lapse video of the creation of the “living sculpture” of Andy Warhol
 
h/t designboom
 

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