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Marc Quinn — Drowned World
Marc Quinn

Drowned World

A monumental bronze sculpture by Marc Quinn, "Drowned World" features a richly textured surface transformed by a heat-treated chrome patina that shifts with iridescent, otherworldly tones. The work explores themes of environmental crisis and human vulnerability, evoking a world submerged beneath the pressures of climate change and ecological collapse. Quinn's mastery of cast bronze is elevated by the luminous patina, creating a tension between the solidity of the material and the fluid, unstable world it represents.

Medium
Cast bronze with heat-treated chrome patina,

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Evening & Day Editions

January 22, 2015

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Marc Quinn, Drowned World

A monumental bronze sculpture by Marc Quinn, "Drowned World" features a richly textured surface transformed by a heat-treated chrome patina that shifts with iridescent, otherworldly tones. The work explores themes of environmental crisis and human vulnerability, evoking a world submerged beneath the pressures of climate change and ecological collapse. Quinn's mastery of cast bronze is elevated by the luminous patina, creating a tension between the solidity of the material and the fluid, unstable world it represents.

Medium
Cast bronze with heat-treated chrome patina,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dark, Bronze, Bold, Sculpture, Chrome Patina, Water, Surrealist, British, Figurative, Contemporary

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