travis durden solidifies star wars characters as ancient greek statues
all images courtesy of travis durden

 

 

 

this week, star wars has been a popular subject of artistic reinterpretation. we featured new york-based designer blank william, who reconfigured the familiar features of stormtroopers into a series of wild animal armor.

 

as a variation on the theme, french artist travis durden has imagined a mashup of star wars characters and ancient greek statuary. based on forms he found in paris’ louvre museum, durden has digitally sculpted a series of five figures, each bearing the armor or facial likeness of a one of the film’s fictional personalities. from a cherub-style yoda to a philosophical stormtropper, the faux-marble figures offer a seamless synthesis of contemporary culture and classical sculpture.

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‘darth resurrection’

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‘yoda angel’

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‘general niobides’

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‘gladiator boba’