Sphinx (Marc Quinn sculpture)
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In 2006, Sphinx, a sculpture of the British fashion model Kate Moss in a complicated yoga position was unveiled by the British sculptor Marc Quinn.[1] The life-size sculpture is made of cast bronze, with a white-painted finish, and shows Moss wearing a leotard with her feet and hands behind her head.
The pose itself was modelled by a more experienced female yoga practitioner,[1] though the body, hands, and feet are based on Moss' measurements, proportions, and earlier lifecastings. Quinn's representation of Moss is meant to show "a mirror of ourselves, a knotted Venus of our age".[2]
Related statue: Siren[edit]
The British Museum commissioned Marc Quinn in 2008 to make a life-size sculpture of the model Kate Moss, made entirely of cast gold. The resulting work, also in the yoga position of Sphinx and modeled from Sphinx, was named Siren. It was placed in a show in the museum's Nereid Gallery near the statue of the bathing Aphrodite. While some say the statue is the largest gold sculpture created since the ancient Egyptian era, the claim cannot be verified.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Model Moss cast in bronze statue". BBC News. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Higgins, Charlotte (12 April 2006). "Meet Kate Moss - contorted". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ Aldersey-Williams, Hugh (29 March 2011). Periodic Tales: a cultural history of the elements. pp. 13–15. ISBN 9780062078810. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
Further reading[edit]
- Taher, Abul (5 February 2006). "Kate Moss to rise as bronze Aphrodite". The Sunday Times. News International. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- Rodgers, Emma (14 April 2006). "Kate Moss: Sphinx". Articulate. ABC News (Australia). Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.