# Emotive Sculptures Adam Beane Creates a Revolutionary Artistic Material Called CX5 By Shelby Lee Walsh | Published 2009-11-20 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adam-beane References: [webdesignerdepot](http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/11/mind-blowing-hyperrealistic-sculptures/) & [thesculptorscorner](http://www.thesculptorscorner.com/Beane.htm) For someone who only got into sculpting roughly eight years ago, Adam Beane sure knows how to work it well. Wanting more than the [usual materials used for sculpting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-ferro-capsule), Beane created his own called CX5. This material allows him to create the amazing [photorealistic faces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/split-bust) seen in the above gallery. Adam Beane's CX5 is a revolutionary substance for artists as it "handles like clay when warm, but is as hard as plastic when it is cool." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 69% | Activity: 76% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Photorealistic Sculpting:** The use of materials like Adam Beane's CX5 enables artists to create highly detailed and lifelike sculptures. - **Material Innovation:** Adam Beane's creation of CX5 showcases the potential for artists and other industries to develop novel materials with unique properties. - **Hybrid Artistic Mediums:** CX5's ability to handle like clay when warm and harden like plastic when cool opens up possibilities for artists to explore hybrid sculpting techniques combining different materials. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fine Arts:** The use of CX5 and other innovative materials challenges traditions in fine arts, offering new ways for artists to create and express themselves. - **Product Design:** CX5's properties can be leveraged in product design industries to create detailed prototypes with a balance of flexibility and durability. - **Special Effects (film/tv):** The use of CX5 and similar materials can revolutionize the special effects industry, enabling the creation of realistic sculptures and prosthetics for movies and television. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Human Embraced-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wallmounted-sculpture.md) - [Glamorous Artful Bronze Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweet-jane.md) - [Evolving Hybrid Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/human-one.md) - [Biology-Inspired Porcelain Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shiyuan-xu.md) - [Surreal Love-Themed Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joakim-ojanen.md) - [Physics-Informed Digital Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motion-sculpture.md) - [Monochromatic Bronze Art Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evgen-copi-gorisek.md) - [AI-Driven Ceramic Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/texttoclay.md) - [Artful Anime-Blending Split Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/split-bust.md)