The sculptor responsible for the horrific Cristiano Ronaldo sculpture that stole the internet’s hearts is back at it again — this time being commissioned to immortalize Gareth Bale in bronze.
Remember the Ronaldo statue? We've got the same artist to create one of Gareth Bale. And we're not sure it's much better. pic.twitter.com/gIyjWQnlAK
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 31, 2017
At this point Emanuel Santos, the artist behind the cultures is fast becoming the most famous sculptor of the 21st century, which is kind of horrific when you think about it. Anyway, let’s see how close he got this time.
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- Bale looks like a villain in a movie about the Roman Empire.
- Now we know what it would look like if Gareth Bale and Danny Trejo became one person.
- Why did his mouth get so small?
Now we just need to compare these suckers.
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Oh God, it’s a nightmare.