EURweb |
TUPAC’S WAX FIGURE PREPARING TO SHINE: Madame Tussauds’ ‘Tupac Eternal’ exhibit will mark 10th anniversary of rapper’s death.
*The story is in the details when it comes to the new wax figure of Tupac Shakur, to be unveiled in a special ceremony April 5 at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas.
Sculpted by Jeni Fairey of The Tussauds Studio London, who has previously worked on Beyonce for the museum, Tupac will be featured shirtless, sporting a bandana and proudly displaying his tattoos – each of which have been redrawn and individually hand-painted onto the sculpture. The rapper’s likeness has been created from hundreds of photographs and measurements provided to Madame Tussauds by Pac’s mother, Afeni Shakur.
The piece involved over 330 pounds of clay and took more than 700 hours to complete. It weighs approximately 55 pounds and will be featured as part of the "Tupac Eternal" exhibit, the newest contemporary addition to the gallery.
To complete the "Tupac Eternal" experience, Madame Tussauds is attempting to obtain the rights to use some of the late rapper’s music through Interscope Records and Universal Music Publishing.
To commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Tupac's passing, Madame Tussauds is considering sending the new wax figure on its own world tour later this year. Once it has been viewed at the Las Vegas museum, the sculpture is destined to travel to the galleries in New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai and London before it will be exhibited at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (TASCA) in Atlanta for a full month. The figure is scheduled to arrive at the Center by the end of this memorial year.
Tupac Shakur has consistently been the celebrity most requested to receive a wax tribute from Madame Tussauds Las Vegas museum in the Venetian Hotel. The sculpture's unveiling arrives nearly ten years after Tupac's death in Las Vegas and it will be exhibited for 300 years to come.
.JPG)
Sculptor Jeni Fairey adds the final touches to the wax statue in time for its unveiling in Las Vegas on April 5.
