Comments on: Paul Komoda’s Bust of Joseph Merrick

By: Abigail Hutton

Abigail Hutton — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:44:46 +0000

oh my bad! They changed his name for the book and script! I apologize and admit I was wrong :)

By: Abigail Hutton

Abigail Hutton — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:40:20 +0000

Isn’t it John Merrick? I read all the books and a character makes the mistake of calling him Joseph and he corrects him and says it’s john.

By: Decidedly Grim » Morbid Art!

Decidedly Grim » Morbid Art! — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:48:52 +0000

[...] Komoda is an amazing artist who previously sculpted a magnificent bust of John “The Elephant Man” Merrick. Now he’s started a “Human Pathology” series and his first entry is the [...]

By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:39:53 +0000

I will never forget the time while Paul and I were temporarily visiting another dimension, that he whipped out the Agony Man, full of sinew and anguish and the treat was, upon closer inspection, these radical patterns superimposed over the excellent sculpting, like icing on a cake. It was a beautiful surprise.

Publically I want to wish Paul the best of fortune and luck after his recent move. I consider him, if you will, a soul-friend. Having known him for a long time, through good fortune and bad, pleased fully appreciating that I can pick up the phone and see what phantasm he is creating, or relate to him about my art or music.

My favorite part of this version of the Elphnt.Man is the slight glaze on the eyes.

By: rickie

rickie — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:40:46 +0000

this post was very sweet.

1) it’s a very cool sculpture
2) remembering a time and place from before some serious awesomeness came together
3) it’s clear how much you love paul, and that’s a very sweet thing :)

By: Tequila

Tequila — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:42:42 +0000

And my man crush grows stronger…for a detail junkie like me that bust is a feast! Th nose, the cheeks, the bit above the head…you feel the weight, mass, and form. It’s beautiful really…honestly beautiful.

So all of this started at Comic Con? Could you three be any more of a geeks dream come to life? Seriously lets move to Utah so I can marry you all. Haha Great story and happy to see the unofficial Coilhouse drinking game slowly become embraced!

By: Paul Komoda

Paul Komoda — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:20:29 +0000

Good grief, thanks everyone for all the lovely remarks concerning the Merrick piece! A full figure sculpture of him is in the works!

Mer, thanks for the words of welcome. So far, I’m having a blast, though it still doesn’t feel quite real yet.
“Tumor hats”…..me likes it!

And thank you NAAADYAAAA….fer posting such a sweet…err…post.

By: Vivacious G

Vivacious G — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:04 +0000

Incredible.

By: Koldo Barroso

Koldo Barroso — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:42:49 +0000

This is pretty amazing! It would be great to see also a sculpture of Merrick’s face without the dissease, the man behind the monster.

By: Mer

Mer — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:40:12 +0000

PS: Welcome to the west coast, Paul. It is, in my experience, a far kinder place, and warmer than NYC or Philly in more ways than just weather.