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Marc Quinn — Microcosmos (Fortuna)
Marc Quinn

Microcosmos (Fortuna)

A painted bronze sculpture by Marc Quinn, *Microcosmos (Fortuna)* presents a vivid and intricately detailed natural form rendered in rich, lifelike color through the artist's meticulous application of paint to cast metal. Quinn transforms the cold permanence of bronze into something seemingly alive and organic, blurring the boundary between nature and artifice. The work reflects the artist's enduring fascination with the fragility of life, beauty, and the forces of chance that govern the natural world.

Medium
painted bronze

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December 9, 2015

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Marc Quinn, Microcosmos (Fortuna)

A painted bronze sculpture by Marc Quinn, *Microcosmos (Fortuna)* presents a vivid and intricately detailed natural form rendered in rich, lifelike color through the artist's meticulous application of paint to cast metal. Quinn transforms the cold permanence of bronze into something seemingly alive and organic, blurring the boundary between nature and artifice. The work reflects the artist's enduring fascination with the fragility of life, beauty, and the forces of chance that govern the natural world.

Medium
painted bronze
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Three-Dimensional Format, Figurative Sculpture, Neo-Conceptual Art, Bronze Sculpture, Gold Tones, Male Artist, Monumental Scale, Allegorical Subject, Conceptual Art, British Artist, Contemporary Artist, Philosophical Mood, Painted Bronze, 21st Century, Metallic Tones, Mythological Theme, Contemporary Art, Established Artist, Classical Mythology, Polychrome Sculpture

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