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Mr. Dictator Head, a series of sculptures by English-born Aussie artist Stephen Ives, is opening eyes in the art world.
By adding a mustache here, a distinctive pair of eyebrows there, Ives took the familiar children's toy Mr. Potato Head and turned it into the likes of Stalin, Saddam Hussein
and Kim Jong-il.
There's even a Margaret Thatcher. Not exactly a dictator, but she wouldn't hesitate to give you a jolly good whacking. Just ask Argentina.
Needless to say, this has turned the art world on its ... um, head.
Sorry.
Here are some pix.
Here are some more.
Check out Ives' other 3-D work while you're at it. Like "Helium Jet Baby." That is ... that is great, is what that is.
