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When it comes to wax figures, most people imagine lifelike recreations in famous museums like Madame Tussauds but sculptor Arlindo Armacollo, from a small town in southern Brazil, has taken this craft to another level. His wax creations of icons like Mother Teresa, Albert Einstein, Princess Diana, and Nelson Mandela recently resurfaced in old TV footage, sparking both admiration and waves of memes.
Armacollo’s art blurs the line between tribute and caricature, but the best way to see what we mean is to scroll through some of his standout pieces. Some might spark laughter, others fascination, and a few could even trigger a sense of thrill or unease.
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#1
Princess Diana
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Elizabeth II
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 months ago
Does the person who makes the statue actually know what the person looks like?
#3
Mother Teresa
WindySwede 2 months ago
Portraighted as nicely as she treated poor people. (Was not a nice human). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa
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olaff 422 2 months ago
She was an evil devil and deserves to be made as ugly as she was. Before you down vote, look it up.
WindySwede 2 months ago
For example here. She was not a nice human..🤢 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa
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UKGrandad 2 months ago (edited)
George W. Bush? EDIT: Oh, fúck off with your downvotes. That face is the spitting image of Dubya.
#4
Marilyn Monroe
#5
Charlie Chaplin
olaff 422 2 months ago
Come on, man. Use your brain like just a bit. Obviously Charlie Chaplain.
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Melissa Harris 2 months ago
It looks like young Robert Downey Jr. when he portyed Chaplin in th '92 film
#6
Mr. Bean
Boo Vaher 2 months ago
I had to squint to see the picture top right to make sure I was actually seeing it clearly. :D
Melissa Harris 2 months ago
It doesn't actually look like Rowan Atkinson, but it does look like Mr. Bean in the way a good Halloween costume would make any white guy look like him.
#7
John F. Kennedy
SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 months ago
No, fElon is even pastier and flabbier IRL.
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Melissa Harris 2 months ago (edited)
That's just a random while dude in a suit. It's like what you'd get from an old school IDent kit in the '70s
#8
Nelson Mandela
#9
Freddie Mercury
#10
Pope Francis
#11
Shrek And Fiona
Melissa Harris 2 months ago (edited)
The Fiona is pretty good but Shreks proportions are ALL off.
WindySwede 2 months ago
"Scotty doesn't know That Fiona and me Do it in my van every Sunday She tells him she's in church" 🎵
#12
Mahatma Gandhi
#13
Albert Einstein
#14
Oktoberfest
Melissa Harris 2 months ago
It succeds at looking like a random elderly German man in leiderhozen.
#15
Ayrton Senna
#16
El Chavo Del Ocho
Boo Vaher 2 months ago
Pimples, freckles, disease or he got too drunk and passed out around his mates?
Starbug 2 months ago
Well his (or rather, El Chavo character) freckles were painted on, so that's the only accurate thing about this abomination!
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#17
Zilda Arns Neumann
#18
Alberto Santos-Dumont
#19
Roberto Carlos (Brazilian Singer)
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Auntriarch 2 months ago
They are, but I'm slightly worried by the fact that I knew who they were meant to be. (Except the ones I've never heard of obviously) I suppose the clothing was a giveaway.
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Tyranamar Seuss 2 months ago
Why would someone keep paying this person to make "sculptures?" I'm pretty sure my son's 2nd grade class could do a better job of this. They are entertaining though. Just bc they're so bad.
Lee Gilliland 2 months ago
The only decent one is Queen Elizabeth, otherwise, without the label, I would have missed them. Even Shrek didn't look like Shrek.
Auntriarch 2 months ago
They are, but I'm slightly worried by the fact that I knew who they were meant to be. (Except the ones I've never heard of obviously) I suppose the clothing was a giveaway.
Load More Replies... Tyranamar Seuss 2 months ago
Why would someone keep paying this person to make "sculptures?" I'm pretty sure my son's 2nd grade class could do a better job of this. They are entertaining though. Just bc they're so bad.
Lee Gilliland 2 months ago
The only decent one is Queen Elizabeth, otherwise, without the label, I would have missed them. Even Shrek didn't look like Shrek.
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