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Killer statues of Alejandro Jodorowsky as El Topo and The Alchemist


Unbox Industries statue of director Alejandro Jodorowsky as The Alchemist from his 1973 film, ‘The Holy Mountain.’
 
Hong Kong-based Unbox Industries is a cult favorite among figure collectors, and I should know as I am one myself. The company is well-known for working with fringe artists such as Japanese manga and horror film hero Hideshi Hino to bring some of his ghoulish characters to (so-to-speak) life. Other collaborations forged by Unbox include Argos Films and a figure based on the 1973 masterpiece, Fantastic Planet, and a series of figures in the uncanny image of David Firth‘s creepy character Salad Fingers, from his wildly popular Internet series of the same name. Recently, Unbox worked with San Francisco sculptor Andrea Blasich to produce two rather stunning statues of director Alejandro Jodorowsky in character as El Topo (from his 1970 film) and The Alchemist from his 1973 mindfuck, The Holy Mountain (pictured at the top of this post). Blasich worked with Jodorowsky to ensure the likeness was up to the legendary director’s standards.

Most figures made by Unbox are not playthings but works of art with hefty price tags. Despite that fact, many of their creations sell out quickly thanks to their dedicated fan base. If you’re interested in picking up one of the Jodorowsky statues, the fourteen-inch El Topo will run you $200 (limited to 200 pieces), and The Alchemist will hit your wallet for $225. I’ve posted various images of both statues below as well as the trio of fully articulated Salad Fingers figures below which retail for 25 bucks a pop.
 

 

 
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Posted by Cherrybomb
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11.29.2017
10:56 am
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