# Breathing Sculptures The Boo Ritson Art Collection Will Fool Your Eyes By Luisa Amanda Gomes | Published 2010-05-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boo-ritson References: [virtualfunzone](http://virtualfunzone.com/boo-ritson-present-her-collection-of-literally-live-pictures.html) & [saatchi-gallery](http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/boo_ritson.htm) Boo Ritson is an artist that has delved into the world of [live art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anima) and has done it amazingly. Instead of using flat canvases, she chooses humans as a platform to display her artistic skills. Ritson coats her subjects with many layers of paint, which results in them looking like [authentic sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-kinetic-collection). When you look into their eyes, however, you can see there's an actual person under it all. Maybe that’s why many of her subjects wear sunglasses! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 28% | 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) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Live Arts](https://www.trendhunter.com/livearts) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Live Art:** Exploring the use of humans as a platform for artistic expression through the application of multiple layers of paint. - **Illusionary Sculptures:** Creating the visual illusion of sculptures through the strategic use of paint on human subjects. - **Interactive Art:** Engaging viewers by blurring the line between sculpture and live performance through the incorporation of human subjects. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fine Arts:** Opportunity for artists to push the boundaries of traditional mediums and create innovative and immersive experiences for viewers. - **Fashion:** Opportunity for designers to collaborate with artists to create wearable art that blurs the lines between fashion and sculpture. - **Photography:** Opportunity for photographers to capture the visual paradox of the painted sculptures and explore new ways of artistic representation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Surreal Love-Themed Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joakim-ojanen.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Glamorous Artful Bronze Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweet-jane.md) - [Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-figures.md) - [Performance Art Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bio-pop.md) - [Artful Anime-Blending Split Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/split-bust.md) - [Human Embraced-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wallmounted-sculpture.md) - [Intricate Resin Hand-Painted Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snh003.md) - [Distorted Furniture Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/first-kiss-at-last-light.md)