Interpretations of the first image...
Examples of the creativity and skill of member of the dpreview RETOUCH forum:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=11668663
Feel free to add your comments at that forum or here.

FYI this is one of the statues outside the Federal Trade Commission in Washington DC.
The award winning statue is named "Man Tames Trade".
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/sculpt01a.htm

The stone man keeps showing up in other retouching threads as well, usually to good reviews:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=14279951
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=14528119
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=14591156