# Disproportionate Figurines Alex Pinna Creates People With Exaggeratedly Lengthy Limbs By Shelby Lee Walsh | Published 2009-07-06 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/disproportionate-people-alex-pinna References: [alexpinna.org](http://www.alexpinna.org/bio.html) & [guidieschoen](http://www.guidieschoen.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=32&lang=en) Living and working in Milan, Alex Pinna has identified his style as a truly unique one. He uses various means to create his art including traditional forms such as [painting, drawing and sculpture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ladder-series). He also does [installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playful-sculptures) like the [disproportionate people](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/split-bust) seen above. His figures all have the commonality of exaggeratedly lengthy limbs. The long and lean figures look powerful as they slenderly tower over their surroundings. **Implications** - Taking traditional products and making slight alterations is a great way to garner consumer recognition. Companies that provide products with a sense of familiarity and use elements of shock (such as the elongated legs in this sculpture) are great ways to appeal to a growing customer demographic. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.6/10 - Popularity: 7% | Activity: 2% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Disproportionate Art:** Using exaggeratedly lengthy limbs in art to create a unique visual aesthetic, inspiring new forms of artistic expression. - **Familiarity with A Twisted Twist:** Taking traditional products and tweaking them with slightly altered features to offer something familiar with a unique twist. - **Slim and Powerful Aesthetics:** Adopting the long and lean aesthetic seen in Alex Pinna's artwork as a way of creating a powerful and attention-grabbing visual style. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art:** Artists can use the disproportionate art style to create unique pieces that stand out from traditional modes of expression. - **Consumer Goods:** Companies who incorporate slight alterations in their products could appeal to an increasingly-sophisticated customer base that values visual aesthetics and innovation. - **Fashion Design:** Fashion designers who experiment with elongated and stretched proportions in their work could help to establish an innovative new visual style. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Distorted Furniture Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/first-kiss-at-last-light.md) - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md) - [Warped Georgian Townhouse Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-week-at-the-knees.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Performance Art Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bio-pop.md) - [Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-figures.md) - [Personalized Artful Vinyl Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/send-yourself-nowhere.md) - [Kid-Designed Sculptural Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/galerie-philia.md) - [3D-Printed Population Statues](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mathieu-lehanneur-created.md)