StormTrumper
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” -Yoda
This sculpture was picked up by CNET and freaked out countless people all over the world. One of those people was Mark Hamill himself. IMPRESS LUKE SKYWALKER ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!
See the CNET article on my sculpture here: http://www.cnet.com/news/donald-trump-looks-super-scary-as-a-star-wars-stormtrooper/
Stormtrooper helmet purchased at a craft store
The inspiration or should I say orangespiration
Added some air-dry clay
Added an unhealthy glow
What Happened Next
The problem with creating a monster is that it could potentially break free and wreak havoc all over the world. That’s exactly what happened with my Stormtrumper sculpture. Fortunately for me it caught the eye of Rodrigo Terrasa, a journalist for El Mundo, Madrid’s second largest newspaper. Rodrigo was working on a story about Star Wars and politics and he wanted to use an image of my sculpture for his piece. We chatted off and on and he said that he was going to be interviewing Cass R. Sunstein in the article.
Who is Cass R. Sunstein? He’s the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard and the most cited law professor in the United States and probably the world. He served in the Obama administration as Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. His many books include the bestseller Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler), Simpler: The Future of Government, and Republic.com. A frequent adviser to governments all over the world and a columnist for Bloomberg View, he is married to the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power. And last but not least he’s a huge Star Wars fan.
As the print date neared Rodrigo gave me some exciting news. His editor had decided make his article the cover story for the magazine Papel. Now I know how proud Dr. Frankenstein must’ve felt. It’s alive!
Sorry for the nightmare fuel, Madrid.
