Taro Chiezo

Taro Chiezo is a Japanese artist based in Manhattan. He is best known for designing Superlambanana, a sculpture in Liverpool of a lamb and banana combined.
Chiezo created the original Superlambanana design in 1998, inspired by the city's docks and as a commentary on the potential dangers of genetic engineering, which was becoming popular at the time. He produced a four-inch-tall model to be replicated on a 50:1 scale by local sculptors Andy Small, Julian Taylor, Tommy Reason, and Ray Stokes, with the final product weighing almost 8 tonnes and standing 5.2 metres tall.