• merc@sh.itjust.works
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        7 days ago

        I love that story so much. Normally artists who work in bronze know what they’re doing. It’s much less forgiving than say clay. So, you’d think just by the fact it’s a bronze statue it’s going to be pretty good. Then, throw in that the model for the art is incredibly good looking. This isn’t a case where an artist has to decide whether to portray an ugly person accurately, or to make them better looking. Ronaldo already looks like a statue come to life. And yet…