Claw

by David Meng x Manas S+U+M

Resin

H30 x L11.5 x W14.5 in

Edition size to 39

About the artist:
David Meng is a designer, illustrator and sculptor who has worked in the film and television industry for over twenty years. He has done concept work and sculpture for such projects as District 9, Pacific Rim and The Shape of Water. David has worked for such clients as Weta Workshop, The Jim Henson Company and director Guillermo Del Toro.

About the work:
I finished this piece in 2013. Most of my pieces originate as idle thoughts scribbled in my sketchbooks, and this is one of those. It was a sketch of a pair of lobster claws which made up a human face when held together. I considered painting it in the colors of a living lobster (blues and browns), until I realized that, since this is a surreal piece, it was much better to go with the colors of a cooked lobster. I think the red and orange is much more eye-catching.

ETA: 7 months after the order was confirmed