▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁port ra its ▁based ▁from ▁found ▁imag ery . ▁The ▁sculpt ures ▁were ▁constructed ▁off ▁of ▁existing ▁photograph s , ▁which ▁were ▁interpreted ▁by ▁the ▁artist ▁and ▁later ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁material ▁format . ▁By ▁im it ating ▁a ▁s our ced ▁image , ▁the ▁subject ' s ▁charged ▁history ▁was ▁preserved ▁within ▁the ▁work . ▁This ▁approach ▁of ▁using ▁pre - fab ric ated ▁information , ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁product ▁to ▁retain ▁meaning ▁as ▁a ▁cultural ▁artifact . ▁Furthermore , ▁this ▁way ▁of ▁creation ▁added ▁distance ▁between ▁artist ▁and ▁subject ▁that ▁retained ▁the ▁Pop ▁art ▁ad jective , ▁as ▁the ▁li ken ess ▁of ▁character ▁was ▁purely ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁li ken ess ▁of ▁a ▁photo . ▁The ▁sculpt ural ▁im itation ▁of ▁President ▁Charles ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁( 1 9 6 7 ) ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁example , ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁France ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁aut ocr atic ▁style ▁of ▁leadership . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁was ▁always ▁composed , ▁Mar is ol ▁deliber ately ▁chose ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁as ▁an ▁older ▁man . ▁ ▁Man ip ulating ▁his ▁cru cial ▁characteristics , ▁manner isms , ▁and ▁attributes ▁to ▁effectively ▁sub vert ▁his ▁position ▁of ▁power ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁vulner ability . ▁De ▁Ga ulle ' s ▁features ▁were ▁emphas ized ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁car ic ature , ▁by ▁ex agger ating ▁his ▁j ow l , ▁dist ancing ▁his ▁eyes , ▁narrow ing ▁his