Nova White Astronaut Moon Balloon Sculpture - 110cm Humans The gold tone is applied

The gold tone is applied through electroplating — a genuine metallic plating process bonded to the steel

the defined facial anatomy — is the direct result of artisan hand-carving rather than surface treatment applied after the fact

The moon-pattern graphic on the held balloon is hand-detailed

with orbiting planets arranged around an orange sky backdrop

Nova White Astronaut Moon Balloon Sculpture - 110cm Humans The gold tone is appliedDescription The Nova White Astronaut Moon Balloon Sculpture is a 110cm contemporary piece that pairs a poised white suited astronaut with a tethered moon balloon, staged in front of a 160cm black human silhouette backdrop. The juxtaposition is the concept the small explorer clutching a lunar balloon, framed by the outline of a human figure twice its height, creating a quiet narrative about scale, aspiration, and inner space. The astronaut is finished