{"id":1407,"date":"2024-07-22T15:30:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T15:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goeggit.com\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2024-09-18T11:46:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T11:46:48","slug":"marc-quinns-monumental-flowers-invite-us-to-reflect-upon-our-evolving-relationship-with-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goeggit.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/22\/marc-quinns-monumental-flowers-invite-us-to-reflect-upon-our-evolving-relationship-with-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc Quinn\u2019s Monumental Flowers Invite Us to Reflect Upon Our Evolving Relationship with Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From bronze, chrome, and silicone, Marc Quinn<\/a>\u2019s larger-than-life botanicals emerge with delicate precision. The exhibition Light into Life <\/em>at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew<\/a> in London continues the artist’s exploration of the boundaries between the natural and artificial, the living and non-living, sexuality, and the passage of time.<\/p>\n Quinn often uses a mirrored effect to literally reflect humanity in nature while blurring the lines between the work and its surroundings. In others, he emphasizes the heft, history, and scale possible with bronze. For example, “Held by Desire (The Dimensions of Freedom)” and “Burning Desire” tap into the metaphorical association of flowers to human biology and anatomy, their titles emphasizing emotional parallels, like the precise tension of a carefully tended bonsai or the supple petals of a red, sensual orchid with yearning.<\/p>\n