Argentinian art collective Mondongo creates incredibly
detailed portraits by using
dripped and molded Plasticine. I can’t imagine how much time they spend getting the skin tones just right.
We’ve posted our share of
impressive portraits here on OC, made from the most unusual materials (from
pancakes and
chewing gum to
written words), but few more detailed than the masterpieces created by Mondongo. The art collective, which consists of Juliana Laffitte, Manuel Mendanha and Agustina Picasso, was founded in 1999 and has worked with a huge variety of materials, from food to plasticine, depending on what best reinforces the concept of the work. Mondongo, which is the name of a traditional Argentinian tripe stew, was chosen precisely becomes the art collective creates its work from a cauldron of ingredients.
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