Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Bowen Designs’ Mark Newman

As my collection of statues continues to grow, I started to notice a trend toward natural sculptures depicting the characters in a natural position or movement. I constantly fine myself initially drawn to statues that almost seem to flow or are “art nouveau” in style.

One such sculptor that has provided some incredibly fluid statues is Bowen Designs’ Mark Newman. When he focuses on these fluid designs, I find them incredibly hard to pass up. From the Scorpion, to a series of Daredevil busts, to probably one of the best female statues I have seen – Medusa.

I know, I know. Medusa has not been released yet, but the flow and use of her hair definitely puts this statue on my order list. I was even pleasantly surprised to see the softness of her character portrayed within the design of her face.

While not all of his statues have followed this format (e.g. Powerman, She-Hulk) and he is not the only one to provide such designs, I know that future statues by him – following this design – are definitely going to at least catch my attention.
So, my recommendations for of Mark Newman are:
  • Buys include spring 2009 Jean Grey or Medusa (shown here)
  • Personal Choice on the other Jean Grey’s (Marvel Girl & Black Queen)
  • Pass on the January 2009 Storm. Both the cloud’s and her face are a turnoff to me. I preferred his earlier rendition of Storm from March 2002 – though I am glad to see he passed on the Lightning Bolts this time.
Keep an eye on Mark Newman’s work, as I think he still has some great work in store for us.
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