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Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue

Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue

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#1Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 8:58am

They claim it's a stature of Leonardo DiCaprio.

If that's true they they need to re-evaluate their drug policy for the artists.


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#2Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 9:13am

Wow, that is really quite bad.


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#2Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 9:19am

Leo's put on a little weight lately, but he isn't Agustus Gloop.

WTF?


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#3Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 11:18am

The mouth is terribly wrong.


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#4Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 11:42am

He looks like he got stung by bees.


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#5Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 11:55am

Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue


Don't joke about that, Kad.

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#6Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 12:02pm


NO! NOT THE BEES!!!


Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.

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#7Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 12:04pm

This



to

This



Is pretty much This





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#9Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 12:16pm

Leo, why you look like a puffer fish?

Updated On: 2/17/14 at 12:16 PM

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#10Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 7:24pm

They weren't that far off with Leo. He does have a somewhat puffy round face.


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#11Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 7:27pm

When I went to the one in London, I thought there were several that didn't look like the person they were portraying.


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#12Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 7:32pm

The neck in his wax figure is too long and thin, giving his head a bit more inflated balloon look. There is something slightly off with his mouth and chin and a lttle bit with the eyes.

eta: it looks like the nose, from brow to tip and from tip to upper lip angle of slope is slightly off.


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#14Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 7:42pm

OMG that was hilarious!!!!

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#15Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 7:45pm

They did get Daniel Craig down to the t though!


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#16Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 7:46pm

Drew Barrymore and Morgan Freeman aren't too bad either. The rest... yikes.

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#17Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 9:31pm

Thanks. I'm gonna have nightmares after seeing that Jennifer Garner.

God in heaven.


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#18Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 10:17pm

Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue



Would someone do me a favor and explain the fundamental attraction of wax simulacra of famous people?

I can well imagine that such a thing would have been fascinating in an era when a painter might have to spend months creating a single, non-duplicatable likeness. Even in the early days of photography--sitting for a portrait could be a protracted ordeal.

Based upon this thread, it appears there is no interest in any "interpretation" by wax artists: no opportunity for self-expression, no evolution in the art of creating these figures. The one goal is, apparently, to create something that looks JUST LIKE the actual, often-photographed, person.

If I want to see what Leonardo diCaprio looks like, I can do a search of Google Images, and see hundreds of thousands of images--from earliest days to earlier today.

So--'splain to me. What is the point?






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#19Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/17/14 at 10:19pm

Photo opts.


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#20Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/18/14 at 2:23am

I worked at the NYC Tussauds for about a month and a half once as a "photographer."

It is literally just a $40ish photo op.

And it is really creepy to be in before and after hours.

The thing about the statues is that if you aren't looking at them at the optimal angle, they are totally in the uncanny valley.


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#21Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/18/14 at 3:58pm

Can I just say I never got the appeal of wax museums. DC has one close to where I work, and when I see tourists in line to see wax Presidents, my reaction is, "really, REALLY?!"


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#22Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/18/14 at 4:07pm

And can I just say that I'm DYING to go to the Hollywood Wax Museum next time I'm in LA??? I wanna get stoned and giggle!

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#23Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/18/14 at 4:26pm

"The one goal is, apparently, to create something that looks JUST LIKE the actual, often-photographed, person. "

Addison, I feel the same way about artists who paint in the photorealistic style. The spend weeks or more looking at a photo and duplicating it exactly with paint.


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#24Madame Tussauds unveils Donald Trump statue
Posted: 2/18/14 at 4:42pm

Personally, Jane, I'm inclined to agree with you--it often feels like a gimmick.

I do, though, tend to make tremendous allowance for intention--some photo-realist painters ARE trying to explore their medium and say something about perception, the nature of "reality", etc.

The wax artists may have similar intentions, I don't know--I've never made an effort to understand the wax "medium". I just find it creepy and pointless.


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Updated On: 2/18/14 at 04:42 PM


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