Take an Exclusive Look at Slawn and Avant Arte's "Ugly Bastard"

“You guys inspired me to make a sculpture in my image, this is the ‘Ugly Bastard,’ say hello.”

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London’s hottest artist right now, Olaolu Slawn, has just unveiled his official collaboration with Avant Arte, with the Motherlan co-founder — and self-proclaimed “scam artist” — presenting a limited edition sculpture dubbed “Ugly Bastard.”

Just over a year ago, Slawn took to X to tease the sculpture he created in his own image. Modeled after various characters he’s made in the past, such as his 2023 Brit Award statue, the figure depicted a hunched over man with a mischievous grin on his face.

“You guys inspired me to make a sculpture in my image, this is the Ugly Bastard, say hello,” Slawn previously said in the post. And now, the official project has been presented, with the limited edition sculpture cast in resin, and created with the dimensions of 24cm x 18cm x 18cm.

Created in an iridescent midnight blue color, the shade is inspired by the color of the Magic Eight Ball Fortune teller. At the same time, the official imagery of the design — captured in Slawn’s studio — captures the “Ugly Bastard” on an exclusively designed Slawn car, covered in his customary, caricature-style graffiti.

Check out Slawn’s latest work above.

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