The Chapman brothers don't sculpt anything, they get a team of fine art fabricators to make their sculptures for them. At the time that they became art world and pop culture superstars in 1997, one of the most controversial aspects of their art was that they didn't even make their own sculptures but they hired somone else to bring their ideas into reality and tried to defend themselves by saying that the old masters didn't paint or sculpt work themselves, they had apprentices.
From the Sotheby's website:
Traditionally, Rubens would have worked with a team of assistants. Old Masters couldn't function alone because making the materials was such a labor intensive process, requiring many hands. These studio assistants were also usually apprentices, learning to paint exactly in the style of their master. This means that for every Rembrandt or Titian, there are going to be a large number of pieces by their students, copying them very closely, and using the same materials, produced in the same time period. Technically, they are exactly the same, but they definitely look different.
Who in the right mind would SCULPT THIS SHIT?
I admit, I'd probably draw something similar in a drunk game of Gartic Phone to get an easy laugh out of friends, but making a SCULPTURE OF IT?
That is where I draw the line.
...look at the money people are paying for this offal....
The Chapman brothers don't sculpt anything, they get a team of fine art fabricators to make their sculptures for them. At the time that they became art world and pop culture superstars in 1997, one of the most controversial aspects of their art was that they didn't even make their own sculptures but they hired somone else to bring their ideas into reality and tried to defend themselves by saying that the old masters didn't paint or sculpt work themselves, they had apprentices.
From the Sotheby's website: Traditionally, Rubens would have worked with a team of assistants. Old Masters couldn't function alone because making the materials was such a labor intensive process, requiring many hands. These studio assistants were also usually apprentices, learning to paint exactly in the style of their master. This means that for every Rembrandt or Titian, there are going to be a large number of pieces by their students, copying them very closely, and using the same materials, produced in the same time period. Technically, they are exactly the same, but they definitely look different.