By Daniel Painter
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Commanding and otherworldly, this wall-mounted female bust by Daniel Painter—titled “Fantasía”—is an extraordinary fusion of mythic imagination and modernist precision. The artist’s sculptural mastery transforms the female form into an ethereal presence: serene, powerful, and unapologetically surreal. Twin horns curve elegantly from the crown, evoking archetypes of transformation and divine femininity—part goddess, part dream vision.
Executed in plaster and fiberglass, the piece achieves an arresting balance between fragility and endurance. The surface, with its hand-finished texture and subtle patina, glows under ambient light, accentuating every ridge and shadow across the face and shoulders. Painter’s deft control of proportion and expression imbues the work with an emotional gravity that bridges classical figuration and post-modern fantasy.
The artist began with a mold created from a human model...
Category
2010s American Futurist Plastic Busts
MaterialsFiberglass, Foam