An unmasked Daft Punk have been depicted in sculpture form as part of a new series by Parisian artist Xavier Veilhan.

Along with the duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, other artists to receive Veilhan’s sculpture treatment include Giorgio Moroder, the Neptunes, Rick RubinNigel Godrich and Lee “Scratch” Perry [below, with a coat of paint].

The series was put together as part of Veilhan’s Music exhibition at set to run at Galerie Perottin in New York. Speaking to The Creators Project, Veilhan revealed it was Daft Punk’s decision to be depicted without masks on.

“The funny thing is I didn’t even ask them. It was a very logical response to my proposal: I proposed to introduce them as producers, not as musicians, and so after talking to them, we decided that they should appear with their civilian names,” he said.

“They proposed to me: ‘Okay, we should make the sculpture the non-existing image of us. So if somebody wants to see how we are like in real [life] they’ll have to look at the sculpture.'”

Veilhan’s exhibition, entitled Music, opens Thursday at New York’s Galerie Perrotin and runs until April 11. [via The Creators Project]

Daft Punk unmasked in intricate wooden sculptures

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