Quinn’s Blood Head, 2004, Lego
Marc Quinn’s (b 1964) signature piece is Self (1991). The work is a frozen sculpture of the artist’s head made from 4.5 litres of his own blood, taken from his body over a period of 5 months. Self, like many other pieces by the YBAs, was bought by Charles Saatchi (in 1991 for a reputed £13,000). The Little Artists’ replica of Self uses the head of a TIE fighter pilot from Star Wars Lego. Retrieved from a Seed Gallery, Auckland's Website
Top) the actual piece kept in a freezer show window.
-actual photo taken at Seed gallery
-actual photo taken at Seed gallery
I like how they came up translating the blood face to a simple lego head block. The face of the artist standing is probably hand drawn? But I Personally find the original idea of making the artist's head withe his own blood challenging but also very freaky.
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