An artist has created a homage to cultural and historical figures – by immortalising them as Star Wars characters. Mike Leavitt wanted to “document the pulse of our times” through his sculpture by splicing non-fiction characters with famous faces. He chose the sci-fi trilogy as a basis for what he calls his “pop culture satirical mash-ups”, with many of the pieces hand-carved from wood. The hilarious results include Albert Einstein as R2D2, Michael Jackson as an Ewok and Angelina Jolie in Princess Leia's famous slave girl outfit.
Albert Einstein as R2D2. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Nelson Mandela as a Jedi. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Abe Lincoln as Han Solo. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Steve Jobs as C3P0. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Hillary Clinton as a Stormtrooper. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Mike Tyson as Darth Maul. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Donald Trump as Darth Vadar. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Gandhi as Yoda. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Barack Obama as Lando Calrissian. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Oprah Winfrey as Padme Amidala. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Abe Lincoln, Steve Jobs and Charles Darwin. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Angelina Jolie as Princess Leia. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Michael Jackson as an Ewok. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Sarah Palin as a Sith Jedi. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Abe Lincoln with the artist Mike Leavitt. (Photo by Mike Leavitt/Rex USA)
20 Dec 2013 08:42:00,
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