Topless Bust Of Amy Winehouse Draws Criticism, Pays Tribute

Edwards is no stranger to creating busts of known public figures, his past work has included the likes of Nadya “Octomom” Suleman, Britney Spears and even Angelina Jolie breastfeeding.

While critics call the move “too soon” Edwards is of course defending his topless bust, calling it a “tribute” to the late Grammy award winning singer.

“I thought of her as a beautifully delicate fairytale princess, waiting to be rescued from fame and addiction, but her prince never came,” he explains. “I had always expected to sculpt her portrait, but I was waiting for her to put some of her troubles behind her. She had made me pay attention to contemporary music again.”

I personally see Daniel’s work as being “shocking” in the name of publicity, but given some of the comments made about Winehouse’s drug addiction and hard partying lifestyle I don’t see why critics are upset, the bust at least looks like a healthy version of the singer while he could have easily went in a darker direction with his creation. Perhaps the topless Amy Winehouse bust really is meant to be a tribute to a great singer and not a shameless publicity point, then again it’s probably both.

What to you think of this Winehouse “tribute.”