More than a simple display of human specimens, REAL BODIES will connect audiences to a deeper sense of what it means to be alive. This exhibition pushes boundaries while seamlessly blending art, science, and emotion as a museum of the self.

Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300–Now) explores narratives of sculpture in which artists have sought to replicate the literal, living presence of the human body.

This groundbreaking volume examines key sculptural works from thirteenth-century Europe to the global present, revealing new insights into the strategies artists deploy to blur the distinction between art and life.

Sep 14, 2018 · Spanish sculptors Coderch & Malavia work together to create contemporary bronze sculptures. Their figurative sculptures are modeled after live models.

A life drawing is a drawing of the human figure, traditionally nude, from observation of a live model. Creating life drawings, or life studies, in a life class, has been a large element in the traditional training of artists in the Western world since the Renaissance.

Professional artist Johannes Stötter is known for his groundbreaking work in the realm of body painting and body art. His 2013 creation of a tropical frog using 5 models went viral, propelling his career into another stratosphere.

A living statue, also known as a human statue, usually refers to a performer who poses as a statue or mannequin, usually with realistic statue-like makeup. Living statue may also refer to art installations created by an artist using living people, or other works created by a performing artist.

Lifecasting is the process of creating a three-dimensional copy of a living human body, through the use of molding and casting techniques. [1] In rare cases lifecasting is also practiced on living animals.

Mar 27, 2017 · Michelangelo’s David may always represent a pinnacle of artistic achievement in figurative sculpture, but modern artists are adding some brilliant 21st-century elements to the mix in the form of glitches, kinetic parts, innovative methods and …

1 day ago · From stunning artwork to evidence of elaborate prehistoric butchering, Live Science takes a look at seven amazing caves that contain archaeological remains.