# Glorious Greek God-Like Photography Tim Tadder and Cristian Girotto Create 'Sculpture Athletes' By Mesel Isaac | Published 2014-02-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cristian-girotto References: [faithistorment](http://www.faithistorment.com/2014/02/sculpture-athletes-photos-by-tim-tadder.html) & [behance.net](https://www.behance.net/gallery/Sculpture-Athletes/14555685) ‘Sculpture Athletes’ is a [collaborative project](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creator-odyssey) between advertising photographer Tim Tadder and digital artist and retoucher Cristian Girotto. The collaboration between the two artists was born out of Tim Tadder’s desire to create a [series of photographs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rhinoceros-gallery1) that recreated “some of the most [classic athlete statues](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neojomon-biomorphic-fantme) from antiquity.” Tadder reached out to Cristian after seeing some of his prior work, and the result of their partnership is ‘Sculpture Athletes.’ The poses of these athletes are reminiscent of ancient Greek sculptures and Cristian’s “glass/porcelain skin type overlay” creates an incredible effect whereby the muscle definition is enhanced and the athletes appear to be sculptures made from glass. ‘Sculpture Athletes’ is an incredibly beautiful and unique piece of art. Hopefully Tim Tadder and Cristian Girotto will collaborate again soon. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.5/10 - Popularity: 98% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Athlete Sculpture Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new ways to recreate classic athlete statues through photography and digital editing techniques. - **Glass/porcelain Skin Overlay:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new techniques to create a glass or porcelain skin effect in digital art and photography. - **Ancient Greek-inspired Poses:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a series of modern poses in photography that draw inspiration from ancient Greek sculptures. ### Where This Applies - **Advertising:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize sculpture-inspired photography in advertising campaigns to create visually striking and unique imagery. - **Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Merge digital art and photography to create captivating and innovative artworks that evoke ancient Greek sculptures. - **Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experiment with new editing techniques to enhance muscle definition and create a glass or porcelain skin effect in photography. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Human Torso-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lene-bdker.md) - [3D-Scanned Sports Statues](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sports-statues.md) - [Luxury Fashion Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxury-fashion-sculpture.md) - [Monochromatic Bronze Art Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evgen-copi-gorisek.md) - [Primal-Themed Bronze Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-return.md) - [Raw Sports Emotion Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/game-exhibition.md) - [Artist-Designed Sports Statues](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-de-guzman.md) - [Physics-Informed Digital Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motion-sculpture.md)