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Where is Marc Quinn from?
Marc Quinn is from London, UK. He was born there on January 8, 1964. The British contemporary artist grew up in Paris, France, but returned to England as an adult. On 1stDibs, you can find a selection of Marc Quinn art.
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White Orchid
By Marc Quinn
Located in London, GB
Pigment print on 300gsm Somerset Photo paper Signed by the artist and numbered in pencil, on recto
 25.9 x 25.9 cm Edition 39 of 150
Category

2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Pigment, Photographic Paper

18K Solid Gold Orchid Sculpture Artist Ring YBA Marc Quinn Artwork Wearable Art
By Marc Quinn
Located in Surfside, FL
Marc Quinn 18k Large Gold Orchid Ring Measurements: Ring size 7, ring top is 38mm x 37mm Hallmarked: MQ PE 750 Weight: 26 grams Quinn has used orchids repeatedly and thematically in his sculptures and these unique pieces are inspired by the artist's ongoing 'Flower sculptures' series. Like their inspiration, these works are described by Quinn as the most magical transformation of reality into art - rendered intimately for personal wear. Artist Marc Quinn known for his voluptuous hyper-real, super-bright flower and that famous golden statue of Kate Moss doing yoga has made a very limited edition of these yellow gold rings. He has made white bronze sculptures as well as white gold jewelry for Selfridges in London. Quinn has used orchids repeatedly as a motif in his work. Major artists such as Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Salvador Dalí, Lucio Fontana and Roy Lichtenstein and Claude and Xavier Lalanne have sall made artists Art Jewelry. These unique pieces are inspired by the artist's ongoing 'Flower sculptures' series. These have been included in the Dine Venet collection as well as in the Louisa Guinness gallery collection. (She has commissioned works by Anish Kapoor, Claude Lalanne, Marc Quinn and Ron Arad). Quinn first came to public attention in the early 1990s through his affiliation with the Young British Artists (YBAs). Among his earliest and best-known works is Self (1991), a cast of his head made from ten pints of Quinn’s frozen blood, an amount equal to the volume in his body. In a 2013 interview, the artist said that the YBA movement had been about “bringing real life into art.” In both Self and Spiral of the Galaxy, Quinn’s urge is holistic and metaphysical, a desire to translate the substance of life into image. Young British Artists, or YBAs—also referred to as Brit artists and Britart—is a loose group of visual artists who first began to exhibit together in London in 1988. Many of the YBA artists graduated from the BA Fine Art course at Goldsmiths, in the late 1980s, whereas some from the group had trained at Royal College of Art. Leading artists of the group include Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. The core of the YBA group graduated from the Goldsmiths BA Fine Art degree course in the classes of 1987–90. Liam Gillick, Fiona Rae, Steve Park and Sarah Lucas, were graduates in the class of 1987. Ian Davenport, Michael Landy, Gary Hume, Anya Gallaccio, Lala Meredith-Vula, Henry Bond, Angela Bulloch, were graduates in the class of 1988; Damien Hirst, Angus Fairhurst, Mat Collishaw, Simon Patterson, and Abigail Lane, were graduates from the class of 1989; whilst Gillian Wearing, and Sam Taylor-Wood, were graduates from the class of 1990, and Jason Martin was graduated with the class of 1993. During the years 1987–1990, the teaching staff on the Goldsmiths BA Fine Art included Jon Thompson, Richard Wentworth, Michael Craig-Martin, Ian Jeffrey, Helen Chadwick, Mark Wallinger, Judith Cowan and Glen Baxter...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold

Untitled (Print with Paint 186)
By Marc Quinn
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Quinn, Marc Title: Untitled (Print with Paint 186) Series: Small Inverse Flowers Date: 2012 Medium: Unique Mixed Media, Color Pigment, with Oil and Acrylic Paint, Metal...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled 07
By Marc Quinn
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Quinn, Marc Title: Untitled 07 Series: Eye of History Date: 2013 Medium: Color Etching on 350gsm paper Unframed Dimensions: 35.9375" x 35.5625" Framed Dimensions: 4...
Category

2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Untitled 06
By Marc Quinn
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Quinn, Marc Title: Untitled 06 Series: Eye of History Date: 2013 Medium: Color Etching on 350gsm paper Unframed Dimensions: 35.9375" x 35.5625" Framed Dimensions: 44...
Category

2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

New Geography
By Marc Quinn
Located in London, GB
Archival pigment print with screenprinting and diamond dust
 Sheet size: 85 x 85 cm
 Edition of 50 hand-signed and numbered by the artist Marc Quinn is a Brit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Pigment, Screen

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