His Human Fossils series is inspired by the thought of epic conflict between these brutes, each on its own side as a metaphor for individualism's unseemly scramble,
where sharp elbows become plasma cannons and a thick skin is represented by an ablative exoskeleton.
Several of New York's races have already begun to heat up, including in Utica,
where the incumbent Claudia Tenney, a conservative firebrand, has been throwing
sharp elbows at Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, considered to be her likely opponent next year.