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Marc Quinn — Emotional Detox: The Deadly Sins VII
Marc Quinn

Emotional Detox: The Deadly Sins VII

A haunting sculptural work by Marc Quinn, *Emotional Detox: The Deadly Sins VII* combines cast lead and wax to create a piece that explores the weight and fragility of human transgression. The interplay between the cold, heavy permanence of lead and the vulnerable, mutable quality of wax evokes the tension between sin's enduring consequences and the ephemeral nature of desire. Quinn continues his ongoing investigation into the human body and moral psychology, rendering abstract emotional states into visceral, corporeal form.

Medium
cast lead, wax

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Contemporary Day Sale

July 3, 2014

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Marc Quinn, Emotional Detox: The Deadly Sins VII

A haunting sculptural work by Marc Quinn, *Emotional Detox: The Deadly Sins VII* combines cast lead and wax to create a piece that explores the weight and fragility of human transgression. The interplay between the cold, heavy permanence of lead and the vulnerable, mutable quality of wax evokes the tension between sin's enduring consequences and the ephemeral nature of desire. Quinn continues his ongoing investigation into the human body and moral psychology, rendering abstract emotional states into visceral, corporeal form.

Medium
cast lead, wax
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dark, Symbolic, Conceptual, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Melancholic, British, Figurative, Contemporary, Cast Lead

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