Steven Richter has long been one of our favorite artists. It’s not just that he makes amazing pieces celebrating iconic pop culture characters. It’s that he often does so in truly ingenious ways that make his creations more than just static figures. He once made a bust of Raiders of the Lost Ark‘s Nazi Major Arnold Toht out of melting clay so we could see his demise. He hid blue and red pills inside Morpheus’ head to perfectly recreate the seminal moment Neo made a choice in The Matrix. And those are just a couple examples of why we love his art. Now he’s given us four fantastic new examples, because Steven Richter has made art of each member of the Fantastic Four using materials that celebrate their powers.
And yes, that includes the Invisible Woman.
Any talented artist can sculpt the Thing, Mister Fantastic, and the Human Torch out of typical materials. But it takes an especially creative one to make Ben Grimm out of little rocks, Reed Richards out of rubber bands, and Johnny Storm out of matches. That’s what Steven Richter did with his new art collection celebrating The Fantastic Four: First Steps. This set isn’t just about making versions of the characters. It’s about capturing their true essence in a fun way.
But the piece that highlights Richter’s showmanship is his work on the Sue Storm bust. Sure, you can simply look at the finished product and laugh, but then you’d be missing how he “really” sculpted her. He put in real work to his invisible statue.
You think Bernini* had a sense of humor this good? That Phidias was entertaining Athens with invisible statues of Zeus? We’ll never know. We just know we’re happy YouTube was around when Steven Richter was making his fantastic art, especially of .
*Yes, maybe, actually. At least unintentionally.
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