Marc Quinn

Chelsea Charms, 2009. Does Quinn find Charms beautiful? “It’s a different kind of beauty," he says. "It’s so classical, in a way – like a Venus of ­Willendorf come to life.”
Thomas Beatie, 2009. “­Sculpture’s all about ­drapery, isn’t it?” Quinn says. “­Recreating the movement of fabric in marble is one of the classic sculptural themes.”


Buck + Allanah, 2009. In the case of models Allanah Starr and Buck Angel, she was originally a he and he was originally a she, and to an extent he is still a he and she is still a she.

Marc Quinn (born 1964) is a British artist, perhaps best known for Alison Lapper Pregnant, a statue of Alison Lapper which has been installed on the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, Self, a sculpture of his head made with his own frozen blood, and Garden (2000). He is one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) and is known for his innovative use of materials to make art, including blood, ice, faeces, etc., his use of bringing scientific developments into art, and his designs for "discussion-generating" artworks.

i think that this artist is so amazing and interesting, i think that we have learned about this artist in class with his piece 'self" but i didn't realize that the frozen blood used in this was his own blood!