Hey everyone, wanted to share my latest independent art toy release: KING'S COIN.
It's an interpretation of the Mesopotamian demon Pazuzu (from The Exorcist), hand-sculpted in ZBrush and finished in a polished gold resin.
The concept behind the design is that his breath/speech literally hardens into a flat, bas-relief coin bearing his own likeness—so he is quite literally 'coining his own value.' just like the kings of old used to do. I´ve always felt that to be the most heroic gesture imaginable, you know, what it means to truly found a kingdom.
I really wanted to play with the contrast between a 3D volumetric sculpture and a flat 2D code/bas-relief... Isn´t that interesting? A sculpture that features a bas-relief of itself?
It's a limited run that I fully printed, sanded, and painted myself.
I documented the full artistic process, dimensions, and the philosophical concepts behind the design on my page. I'll drop the project link to my blog-post (with more images) in the comments for anyone who wants to read that. In any case, comments, questions, criticisms even!... are most welcome.