Artist Daniel Edwards unveils sculpture of nude Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez

by Michelle da Silva on Aug 10, 2011 at 1:02 pm
"Justin and Selena as One" by Daniel Edwards.

Remember when American artist Daniel Edwards unveiled his sculpture depicting Britney Spears giving birth on a bearskin rug? He's the pop-culture-obsessed sculptor who also gave us Angelina Jolie caressing Brad Pitt and breastfeeding her twins, and Paris Hilton frolicking nude with her chihuahua. All nude, and all executed in a way that makes the collected works of Jeff Koons look tasteful.

Well, the celebrity-inspired sculptor has struck again. Today, he revealed a life-size nearly-nude of tween couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.

The sculpture, which is called "Justin and Selena as One", is dipped in bronze and features a maple leaf covering Bieber's genitals and a Texas lone star over Gomez's privates, representing each of their birthplaces. The piece also depicts a Canada goose and an armadillo walking in front.

In a statement released on Tuesday (July 10), Edwards says that he hopes that the sculpture appears in Canadian embassies around the world as "a symbol of Canada's prowess in the areas of art and commerce."

"Justin and Selena as One" will make its debut at New Fine Arts, a Dallas, Texas, sex shop.

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mikerose
Aug 10, 2011 at 2:55 pm
ummmm.....the canada goose isn't exactly "walking" the poor little armadillo. I think it's getting the same thing Selena is getting...
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Michelle da Silva
Aug 10, 2011 at 2:57 pm
haha, good observation, mikerose!
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Rhonda Gustavson
Aug 10, 2011 at 2:58 pm
...uh, does Michelle da Silva really think the goose and armadillo are 'walking in front'?
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Goosin'
Aug 10, 2011 at 3:22 pm
I think the goose is getting it on with the armadillo...
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buzz
Aug 10, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Boring!!!
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Mark Fornataro
Aug 10, 2011 at 5:51 pm
the Canada goose and armadillo are making a Canadarm
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uknow
Aug 11, 2011 at 11:18 pm
What a non story. A statue of these 2 ? A symbol of wasting time.
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Point of Order
Aug 12, 2011 at 7:57 pm
Waste of precious metal. 15 minutes of fame...... TIMES UP!!!!

Daniel Edwards.... get a job.
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GOT
Aug 12, 2011 at 8:21 pm
well I hate to be a nitpicker but the piece is clearly labelled 'Justin and Selena Forever', not 'Justin and Selena as One'...either way, it's a hilarious bit of pop kitsch and if it does indeed last forever it will give future archeologists and anthropologists (if there are any) a damn good insight into our culture, even if it is dug up in a few hundred years in what would once have been Texas, before the floods and tornadoes... Beyond that, it'll have aliens scratching their heads, if they have heads and anything to scratch them with...
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yoddle
Aug 13, 2011 at 11:07 am
he should make a nude of harper
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uknow
Aug 13, 2011 at 2:00 pm
To 'GOT' They are one. They share a leg. There's only 3 legs & 3 feet. Not to mention the goose & armadillo becoming one as well. ;-)
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GOT
Aug 13, 2011 at 6:12 pm
@ uknow...so that would be a ...goosadillo? a three-legged goose with a snout, covered with scales and rolls up into a ball when threatened...sounds like our PM! Maybe sculpture boy is onto something after all... ;-]
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uknow
Aug 13, 2011 at 11:32 pm
@GOT I think I'd rather have the goosadillo for a pet than hang out with the statue subjects. Can that statue be put on Gilligan's Island so nobody will find it?
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GOT
Aug 14, 2011 at 7:25 pm
@ uknow...good one! but on the other hand, who in their right mind would go looking for it anyway?
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uknow
Aug 14, 2011 at 11:42 pm
The dofus who disagreed would look. Must have been a pre teen. No adult I know would be caught dead listening to them.
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Be a Man
Aug 15, 2011 at 6:07 pm
What's interesting is the precarious nature of both young relationships and celebrity relationships. We expect this relationship will end and yet they've been immortalized in bronze (bronzed baby shoes, anyone?) and are shown sharing a leg. They're both de-sexualized in their woodenness, but their sexuality is being played out by their avatars. Societal pressure (e.i. laws) would prohibit this underage couple from being fully rendered in a sexual way, but we all know what's really happening. We also know how many fantasies are being played out by young people about these two - or moreso the image, or avatars, of these two. Plus, a canada goose humping an armadillo is just golden. I like this piece.
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Lorne
Sep 8, 2011 at 6:34 pm
The scuplures don't merit this many comment. It's simple. The renderings are amateurish and the 'artist' is flaky. Look at some of his past store mannequin like attempts, and you will probably agree that this is typical, and he is over flaky, and just the other side of weird. Nothing more need be said.
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Shawn
Sep 9, 2011 at 3:58 pm
I wanted to do one of Bertuzzi crying to Gordo on a beach in Hawaii
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