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Marc Quinn — Stuart Penn
Marc Quinn

Stuart Penn

A lifelike marble sculpture by Marc Quinn depicting Stuart Penn, rendered with extraordinary precision and detail in cool, white stone. Quinn transforms the ancient medium of classical sculpture to represent a contemporary subject, continuing his ongoing exploration of identity, the human body, and what it means to be immortalized in art. The work challenges traditional notions of who is deemed worthy of commemoration in monumental form.

Medium
marble

🔨 Auction Lot

New Now Day Sale

February 29, 2016

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Marc Quinn, Stuart Penn

A lifelike marble sculpture by Marc Quinn depicting Stuart Penn, rendered with extraordinary precision and detail in cool, white stone. Quinn transforms the ancient medium of classical sculpture to represent a contemporary subject, continuing his ongoing exploration of identity, the human body, and what it means to be immortalized in art. The work challenges traditional notions of who is deemed worthy of commemoration in monumental form.

Medium
marble
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figurative Sculpture, Marble Sculpture, White Monochrome, Male Artist, Realist Style, British Artist, Disabled Representation, Fine Art, Portrait Bust, Three Dimensional Work, White Tones, Figurative Art, Realism, Contemporary Art, Monochromatic, White, Sculptor, Portrait Art, Disability Representation

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