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Pregnancy Statues as Home Decor? These Women Say the Trend is Bumping

Architectural Digest·Elizabeth Kiefer·24 days ago
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Pregnancy mementos take myriad forms. There are framed ultrasound triptychs, the evolving selfie-bump series; the family photo session where an older child inevitably smooches their mother’s exposed bump. And while these sweet keepsakes are beautiful and cherished, they are also decidedly on the nose. Cut to a rising trend reimagining these commemorative items as personalized statuary: 3D-rendered pregnancy statues that capture the moment in time, but also function as objets d’art. It’s far from without precedent. People have been carving pregnant-goddess figurines since the Stone Age , and depictions of pregnancy are a recurrent theme across art history. More recent editions include a bronze by Edgar Degas, Picasso’s Pregnant Woman , and Daniel Edwards’s controversial, life-size depiction of Britney Spears giving birth . The subject matter is, shall we say, fertile.…

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