Face facts: Statues of stars like Kane and Ronaldo don’t always deliver. Sculptors offer advice

Kane, Ronaldo, Salah almost always deliver – their statues unfortunately do not

Making a sculpture look like its subject is a new idea, an expert says – in the past, sculptors rarely depicted people accurately.

Statues of sports stars don’t always deliver. Want some advice from sculptors? Don’t smile.

LONDON — One art critic compared the new Harry Kane bronze statue to a bulging-jawed comic strip character. In Miami, observers say the Dwyane Wade sculpture looks more like actor Laurence Fishburne than the former basketball star. Of course, the infamous Cristiano Ronaldo bust in 2017 gave the chiseled soccer star a chubby face and goofy smile. A statue of Mohamed Salah in 2018 depicted the Liverpool star with a disproportionately large head. I…

Face facts: Statues of stars like Kane and Ronaldo don't always deliver. Sculptors offer advice

One art critic compared the new Harry Kane bronze statue to a bulging-jawed comic strip character. The infamous Cristiano Ronaldo bust in 2017 gave the chiseled soccer star a chubby face and goofy smile.

Cristiano Ronaldo Harry Kane statue: Sculptors say why likenesses don't turn out

LONDON, United Kingdom – One art critic compared the new Harry Kane bronze statue to a bulging-jawed comic strip character. In Miami, observers say the Dwyane Wade sculpture looks more like actor Laurence Fishburne than the former basketball star. Of course, the infamous Cristiano Ronaldo bust in 2017 gave the chiseled soccer star a chubby face and goofy smile. A statue of Mohamed Salah in 2018 depicted the Liverpool star with a disproportio…