RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The bronze work is the product of artist Mario Pitanguy, and will be on an 80cm podium-shaped stand, designed by engineer Anderson Pereira, for an Urban Hotel campaign.
Pitanguy, who was out of the country when he was invited to sculpt the Brazilian pilot who made history in Formula 1, took six months to finish the work and speaks of his pride in executing it.
"I came back to Brazil extremely motivated, determined to do the best work of my life. It was extremely challenging to faithfully portray all the embroidery in the uniform, but . . .
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