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Acrylic and wash on archival inkjet print. Hand-signed and dated.

Orchids represents a singular mixed media work by Marc Quinn, exemplifying the artist's profound engagement with botanical form as gateway to existential inquiry. This unique composition synthesizes acrylic and wash techniques on inkjet ground, creating a luminous meditation on the specific beauty of cultivated flora and the universal aesthetic principles embodied within natural architecture. Quinn's sophisticated material choices celebrate both the documentary precision of botanical study and the transcendent possibilities of artistic transformation.

Marc Quinn (UK, 1964) is a contemporary artist known for exploring themes of identity, nature, and the human condition. Working across sculpture, painting, and installation, his notable works include Self, a sculpture of his frozen blood, and Alison Lapper Pregnant. Quinn’s art often provokes dialogue on physicality and transformation.

Marc Quinn

Orchids, 2012

Name: Orchids, 2012
SKU: 16958

Form

Painting

PaintingPainting is the process of applying media to a surface, using a tool such as a brush. The term refers to both the action and the resulting object. Artists use many tools to paint, such as brushes, airbrushes, palette knives, sponges or fingers and hands.

Medium

Mixed Media

Mixed MediaMixed media refers to artwork that incorporates more than one medium within a single piece. Unlike multimedia art, which combines distinct forms of visual art and often includes elements like sound, video, or digital media, mixed media focuses on combining traditional art materials, such as paint, ink, and collage. Mixed media art allows artists to achieve a wide range of effects and textures by layering and blending different materials.

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I still think science is looking for answers and art is looking for questions.
- Marc Quinn

A contemporary visual artist, Marc Quinn has received widespread acclaim for his portrayal of the human form and its many complexities and variations. Quinn is known to use a variety of organic materials including bread, leaves, and even his own blood – his on-going series, titled ‘Self’ is a self-portrait formed through a frozen cast that is made up of 10 pints of his own blood; Quinn re-visits this work every 5 years by creating a new cast with fresh blood. Asides from the organic materials that he has become associated with, Quinn uses traditional materials such as bronze, marble and stainless steel; perhaps his most famous sculpture to focus on the differences found across the scale of human bodies is that of Alison Lapper, a fellow British artist born sans arms and with extremely shortened legs – it was displayed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London between September 2005 and October 2007. (Artist website)

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What is Uncanny?

The Uncanny is a concept described by psychologist Sigmund Freud as the eerie or unsettling feeling that arises when something familiar is presented in a strange or unfamiliar way. Surrealist artists, who aimed to reveal the subconscious and merge it with reality, often utilized this concept by combining familiar objects in unexpected and bizarre ways. This approach created a sense of discomfort or unease, challenging the viewer's perception of reality.

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Marc Quinn

Orchids, 2012

20 x 32 cm

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