Homo habilis: Hominin #5

Homo habilis: Hominin #5 - 1/88 Limited Edition Format: 2160 x 2160 px - MP4 Looping video - 150 dpi This Hominin bust by the Smithsonian paleoartist John Gurche is built with clay over a cast or 3D print of an ancient skull, from which a silicone mold is taken and the face painted into the mold. Acrylic eyes, and bear or human hair implanted manually and individually. Materials: clay, casting, 3D printing, silicone, acrylic, paint, bear hair, human hair. Medium: digital photography, post-production coloring, animation. This is the oldest known species within our genus. It is found in sediments between 2.8 and 1.4 million years old, in association with an abundance of stone tools. Many ...View all