Artist Created Bust Sculptures That Antiquity And Retro-Futurism Come Together

Artist Tomas Barceló created bust sculptures that antiquity and retro-futurism come together. He sculpted all the busts from resin and recycled objects that resemble ancient art while evoking otherworldly relics of an alternate reality.

He says about sculptures:

”I believe that sculpture is the art of presence… Sculpture shares space and time with the viewer, and that is what makes it so powerful. That’s why I don’t try so much to tell stories as I try to create powerful presences, each in its own way. The fact that a small robot girl looks at you more intensely than you look at her, is fascinating to me.”

steampunk bust sculptures“Hippy Betsoebe,” resin, recycled objects, and paint.

“Happy KAL-IX,” sculpted in clay and plaster, cast in resin and details added with epoxy and recycled objects, painted with shellac, acrylics, and metallic paint

steampunk bust sculptures“Happy KAL-IX,” sculpted in clay and plaster, cast in resin and details added with epoxy and recycled objects, painted with shellac, acrylics, and metallic paint

“WINNA-T,” resin

steampunk bust sculptures“WINNA-T,” resin

steampunk bust sculptures“Kek Betsoebe,” wall sculpture in resin, painted with shellac, acrylics, and metallic paint

steampunk bust sculptures“Kek Betsoebe,” wall sculpture in resin, painted with shellac, acrylics, and metallic paint