Artist Hetain Patel Creates Sculptural Love Letter to Spider-Man
Artist Hetain Patel, who recently presented the TED Talk "Who Am I? Think Again," has crafted something awe inspiring. On the TED Ideas page, Hetain has created a spectacular looking Spider-Man costume because of his love of the idea of the character:
“Dear Peter Parker, There are a few things I’d like to thank you for. First and foremost thank you for making a mask to cover your face. Thank you for making a suit to cover every inch of your skin. Because of this, I too can be Spider-Man without having to be the Asian Spider-Man or the Indian Spider-Man.”
Patel's TED Talk deals with identity and becoming more of yourself through your actions, whether they are failures or successes. Patel went on to create this Spider-Man costume which is worn by a fiber-glass cast of Patel.
As you get closer to the piece, you notice there's actually writing on the suit. Patel says, “The text repeats over and over and essentially thanks Peter Parker for all the reasons I used to relate to him as a kid...He helped make me who I am today."
Here's a closer look at the writing on Spider-Man's hands, which continues through the whole costume.
Here's a time-lapse video of Patel working on the costume, which took him four months to complete.
What do you all think of Patel's work? Is there a hero out there who inspired you and your life? Let us know!
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