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The Candy Man by Stephen Baxter is another piece in the ongoing series of sculptures featuring the Pop Icon Astro Boy as the initial inspiration. With Mickey Mouse hands and rabbit-like ears, encrusted in real crystals, silver, and gold leaf foil, and a spotted fox-like tail, this sculpture is a fantastical bricolage of past cartoon and comic book heroes amalgamated into one new animated, sparkling superhero. The title and sentiment are taken from the iconic 1971 film (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) where Audrey Woods as Bill sings the song (written by Anthony Newley) to adoring children in a candy shop. The message is right out of the Flower Power era playbook of the 1960s, Peace, and Love at all costs, with no exceptions.

The sculpture has a Chrome-like surface produced using real Silver applied as a thin layer over the substrate of the sculpture encased in a transparent gloss paint layer. The metallic painted features are created by layering many coats of transparent colour over the silver allowing the silver to reflect through the painted surface giving the luminous, deep lustre.

The sculpture has a turnstile (lazy Susan) incorporated into the Jarrah base enabling the statue to rotate.

Flower Power Person-The Candy Man (Can)

Name: Flower Power Person-The Candy Man (Can)
Brand: Stephen Baxter
SKU: 519415
Price: 3900 AUD
Availability: OutOfStock
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