Bust art pieces have been around for centuries. In the past they were made as a tribute to important people, or commissioned by people who felt themselves to be important.
While classical busts can be found in museums and galleries, many artists are updating the classic art for with a fun twist. The following cluster looks at some of the fun busts now available.
Implications - From luxury home narcissism to busts for your butt, the traditional sculpture has gotten a modern overhaul. People have become more liberal with art forms and by modernizing the bust, art culture has shown that interpretations can easily take the conventional and meld it into the unconventional.
11 Modern Busts
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Animatronic Apes
“Alive” Chimp Robot Means No Monkey Business
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Risque Political Sculptures
Bare-Chested Michelle Obama Bust
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Busts for Your Butt
The Bean Burrito Stool
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Obama Shaped Chocolate
Inaugural Art Inspiration, From Accessories to Cute Edibles
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Luxury Home Narcissism
Company Makes 'You Look Like A Million Dollars' With Personalized Busts
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Bag and Yarn Heads
Unusual Skin-Free Busts and Facial Studies by Paul Graves
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Celebrity Robots
Interactive Elvis Bust
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Celebrity Busts
Wired & Natural Approach to Art
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Paint-Dipped Busts
Ludwig Creates Blue Lacquered Beethoven for Conveyor @ Fred Segal
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Macabre Mini Busts
The Family Skulls by Brian Morris
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Functional Classical Decor
Fiona Thomson Lights and Speakers
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Political Fashion Statement
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Body Bag Couture
Morbid Fashion Heads from the Funeral Parlor to the Runway
Hoax Hacks
Skullphone Fakes Digital Billboard Hijack
When Art Becomes Furniture
Stool Based on the Bum of Michelangelo's David
Stackable Key Stools
Command Sit Brings Out Your Inner Nerd
Recycled Balloon Furniture
The Balloona Stool
Giant Teacup Chairs
Alice in Wonderland Stools
Audio Bath Tubs
Bathing and Beethoven
Recyclable Folding Cardboard Stool
Flat mate
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Made From Beethoven's Hair
Ultrasounds as Modern Art
Personalized Fetus Posters For Narcissists in the Making
Recycled Mattress Chairs
Madam Rubens Stool
Pirate Bathrooms
Skull and Cross Bones Taps
Convertible Stool Matress
Nap at Work With The Teo Stool Matress
Splatter-Painted Portraits
Aileen Devlin's Colorful Method of Capturing Subjects
Branded Vodka for Movie Promos
Crystal Head Fuels Ghostbusters III Rumors
Narcissistic Cufflinks
Portrait Cufflinks Feature You
Champagne Cork Capsule Stools
Moët et Chandon Chairs
Romantic Balloontography
Balloon Sculptures by Paul Graves Are Perfect for Valentine's
Free Urban Propaganda
Obama-Inspired "Obeyma" Stickers
Furniture Has Own DNA Code
Artifical Intelligence Stool
Obama Soaps
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Obama Shaped Chocolate
The Choc-O-Bama is Change You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
Political Superhero Movies
'Obama Man Saves Sarah Palin' Underwear Ad
Headstand Stools
Political Bicycles
Obama-Inspired LED Bikes
The One Shot MGX Stool
Untwist to Sit
Obamabilia
LA Times Front Page Tote Fashionably Immortalizes Obama
Scary Sounds
Skull Speakers
Garbage Can Stepping Stools
The Bin Step
Bucket Seat
Take your Stool with You
Backs for Backless Chairs
The Abu Stool
Functional Classical Decor
Fiona Thomson Lights and Speakers
Stand-Out Presidential T-Shirts
Obama is Outstanding
Discovering Forgotten Music
Beethoven Sketchbook Reveals Final Song