You remember: she's the chewing gum fanatic in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory who broke a world record by chewing one stick of gum for three months straight. And we're guaranteed that Maurizio Savini would be her hero.
Savini's chewing gum sculptures have getting a ton of press lately, probably less for artistic merit and more for pure gawking value. For the record, all of the gum he uses is un-chewed, and according to a bio on nonprofit art foundation Pastificio Cerere's site, Savini chose gum as a medium for its barrage on our senses and because it reminds him of childhood.
Check out more of his sculptures here, and then give us your opinion.
1-28-2008 @5:33PM Pete said... And when you're done viewing the sculptures, you can stick it under your desk for the next art-lover.
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1-29-2008 @9:33PM Liz said... Creeeepy
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2-07-2008 @10:50PM Elsie Samson said... Very creative. Just to eat a finger would take awhile!
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