Complete Marbles Marc Quinn

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Complete marbles marc quinn.

541 west 24th street chelsea. Complete marbles series 1999 2005 deeping the importance of the medium marble was the classical material used to represent heroes of ancient times. The complete marbles paperback january 1 2004 by mary boone gallery author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Marc quinn british b 1964 is a sculptor associated with the young british artists and best known for his self portraits made from unconventional materials such as blood marble lead and glass.

In the fourth instalment of our body series elizabeth waddell considers what marc quinn s statue. Marc quinn the complete marbles by ken johnson. The series was inspired by the elgin marbles that are neoclassical sculptures depicting human bodies with missing limbs and heads. After working as an assistant to sculptor barry flanagan and studying history and art history at robinson college cambridge university quinn began exhibiting at the white cube gallery.

The complete marbles however does the opposite. The complete marbles remains on view at the mary boone gallery in chelsea 541 west 24th street through feb. Thus quinn s works elucidate the irony that although an incomplete figuration can be revered in art history bodies that do not fit normative forms are seldom held in such high regard in contemporary. Lifestyle a critic s view damien hirst brooklyn.

Back to top studio. Marc quinn born 8 january 1964 is a british contemporary visual artist whose work includes sculpture installation and painting. It was through a discussion of hellenistic art and the irrefutable beauty of sculptures that had lost features or limbs that quinn convinced fellow artist alison lapper to model for him. New marble sculptures by marc quinn.

So here marc quinn uses it to represent what he considers to be the heroes of modern times.