‘game over’ by kordian lewandowski polish artist kordian lewandowski has taken inspiration from michelangelo famous la pieta sculpture and reinterpreted it using nintendo characters. lewandowski’s sculpture features mario and princess in place of jesus and mary from michelangelo’s. named ‘game over’, the piece is made from polystyrene foam that lewandowski carved in full scale using a chainsaw at first and more precise tools to finish. while the sculpture may not be included in an art history book, it showcases one of the most iconic sculptural subjects of the renaissance re-contextualized using the storyline of mario instead of the bible.

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‘la pieta’ by michelangelo

making ‘game over’ by kordian lewandowski

‘game over’ by kordian lewandowski

‘game over’ by kordian lewandowski

making ‘game over’ by kordian lewandowski

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