Another pop culture icon immortalized for eternity

Mar 21, 2009 10:23 GMT  ·  By

Daniel Edwards, for those who are not familiar with his work, is an artist who enjoys taking celebrities the public obsesses with and turning them into pieces of art. In the past, he has offered us sculptures of Suri Cruise’s first poop, Britney Spears giving birth on a bearskin and Paris Hilton’s autopsy. Now, he focuses his attention on another celebrity who has captured the undivided attention of the entire media in recent months: Nadya Suleman.

Suleman, mother to the only surviving octuplets but also an extremely controversial figure because she has yet other six children under eight in her care and she is unemployed, is also known as the OctoMom. Starting from this nickname that the media has bestowed on Suleman, Edwards has envisioned her as a creature with human head but the body of an octopus. The octuplets are also included in the latest work of art, as also is a baby bottle that Suleman grips in one of her tentacles.

The latest sculpture, called “String of Babies,” is made entirely of pink plastic, and has already generated quite a stir on the Internet on celebrity blogs and e-zines. While most appreciate the not-too-subtle irony of the sculpture – the tentacles, the grossness of the image it paints and the bright pink coloring –, others are saying that this can’t but boost some more Suleman’s already over-inflated ego. She thrives in the spotlight, they believe, so making a sculpture with her liking is nothing short of simply giving her what she wants, namely, attention.

Speaking of attention, the paparazzi seem to never get enough of Suleman’s case. The other day, OctoMom brought two of her octuplets home, after the hospital cleared them as healthy and her as appropriate to raise them. The madness outside Suleman’s house reached such levels at one point, that a frightened Nadya had to call the police for assistance, several US media outlets are pointing out.

Fortunately, Nadya Suleman is not as terrified when it comes to bringing up 14 children. She has just hired two nannies in preparation for the babies’ homecoming and has two volunteers from a non-profit group to aid her as well. As for herself, she shares she is thrilled to start being a mom. “I’m anxious, but I’m ready. I’m excited to start getting all my family under one roof so I can get on with being a mother. I really want to do all this by myself.” Suleman explained in an interview the other day.

Back to the sculpture, no word yet on whether it will go on sale or will be put up on exhibition.

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Daniel Edwards and the OctoMom tribute: “String of Babies”
Nadya Suleman as a piece of (pink plastic) art
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