They have never had a uniformed security guard at the museum before. They have had employees dressed in suits who keep an eye on visitors and the paintings of course. So I was so surprised to see this guard when I entered the museum. I was surprised for only 30 seconds, however! It turns out the guard is a work of art! It is an amazingly realistic sculpture by the artist Mark Sijan, who is a Serbian-born hyperrealist sculptor, who creates figures that are unbelievably lifelike and graceful. Working from a live model, he captures such realistic characteristics and features as tiny as hairs, veins, skin pores, and blemishes with extreme realism. His figures are gritty and naturalistic and are a tribute to real people. You cannot believe the detail and the realism until you see something like this in person!
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Amazing how real he looks. Trace
This reminds me of the “guard” at the New Britain Museum of American Art. He was located in front of the door inside the museum. One day he was missing and I realized I felt sad. Later on I found him on the second floor and was happy to see him. I will have to find out the artist’s name. This one is so realistic. It’s astounding!
Betsey: You were the first person I thought of when I saw this statue of the guard, and I remember seeing the security guard sculpture at the New Britain Museum of American Art which we saw together perhaps 5 years ago
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