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above: Paul Graves, phenomenon 3, from The balloon sculpture series, 2008
This month Italian magazine Domus' cover features photographer Paul Graves' photo of a balloon constructed person and his innards. Below are more shots from his 2008 Balloon Sculpture Series.
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The image as it appears on Domus' January cover:
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A photographer who has worked with balloons before, Paul has created a balloon Garden of Eden for a previous editorial:
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See the fabulous details:
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Prior to that, he created this fun series of celebrities as balloons, using simply their trademark hair (or lack thereof) to immediately give the balloon the recognizable persona.
Don King:
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Andy Warhol:
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Pippi Longstocking:
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Kojak (Telly Savalas):
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Liza Minelli:
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David Bowie:
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Paul shoots many styles a has a large range to see his complete portfolio click here.
In light of balloon 'fun', and the off chance that you are one of the 3 people left in the world who has not seen the fabulous durex condom ad with balloon animals, here it is for you:
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Catch a newer post on the Balloon sculptures of photographer Paul Graves, that include his balloon expletives here.