Self (Marc Quinn)
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"Self" is a series of self-portrait sculptures by Marc Quinn, each cast from his own frozen blood, exploring themes of identity, mortality, and the fragility of the human body.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sculpture series ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
to confront viewers with physical reality of the body
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to create a literal self-portrait from the body ⓘ to explore the passage of time through the body ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British contemporary art ⓘ |
| bloodCollectionMethod | incremental blood donations ⓘ |
| bloodSource | artist's own body ⓘ |
| bloodVolumePerWork | several liters of blood ⓘ |
| castingTechnique | life cast ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Marc Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Marc Quinn
NERFINISHED
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human head ⓘ |
| displayMethod | refrigerated vitrine ⓘ |
| eachVersionDepicts | artist at a specific age ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn |
art museums
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contemporary art galleries ⓘ |
| firstExhibited | early 1990s ⓘ |
| form | sculpted head ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
bio-art
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conceptual sculpture ⓘ |
| inception | 1991 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
artist's own blood
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frozen human blood ⓘ |
| movement | Young British Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dependence on refrigeration as part of the work
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ongoing series tracking the artist's life ⓘ use of the artist's own blood as medium ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Marc Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionPattern | new version made approximately every five years ⓘ |
| requires |
continuous freezing
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electricity for preservation ⓘ |
| seriesStructure | multiple versions created over time ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dependence on technology for survival
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precariousness of life ⓘ the artist's aging and bodily change ⓘ |
| theme |
body and medical technology
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fragility of the human body ⓘ identity ⓘ mortality ⓘ physical vulnerability ⓘ self-representation ⓘ time and change ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | refers to the artist's self and body as subject and material ⓘ |
| usesMedium | biological material ⓘ |
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