Striving for Ethics & Sustainability in Art, Design & Lifestyle
Friday 23 February 2007
Monday 19 February 2007
Ethics In Art: Particia Piccinini
I recently came across the work of Patricia Piccinini thanks to the Roger Williams Contemporary Gallery where Patricia will exhibit at the end of this year.Her work is amazing in terms of subject matter and the ethics involved in human genetic research as well as in the detail of the physical structures themselves.
The life-like sculptures are unnerving depictions of creatures that at first seem to be purely from the artist's imagination but at closer inspection are revealed to be less impossible than first believed.
"Her fantastic, hyperrealistic sculptures of customized life forms- humans, animals, machines, and often something in between-emotionally engage the viewer in the complex ethical debates regarding the technologically advanced world in which we live. The mapping of the human genome, cloning, stem cell research, and the like provide the impetus for Piccinini's investigations into the precarious relationship between humans, nature, science, and technology... For the artist, experimentation with the natural and the artificial ultimately becomes a question of physical and ethical responsibility for its uncertain results."Patricia's recent work can be seen in her first individual exhibition called Hug at the Des Moines Art Centre in Iowa, USA until 6 April.
Patricia Piccinini will exhibit new work at Roger Williams Contemporary from 13 Nov - 8 Dec 2007. Email the gallery for enquiries here or visit Patricia Piccinini's Website here.
Sunday 18 February 2007
Tuesday 13 February 2007
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