What nationality is Patricia Piccinini?

What nationality is Patricia Piccinini?

Australian
Patricia Piccinini/Nationality
Born 1965, Freetown, Sierra Leone; arrived in Australia 1972; lives and works in Melbourne. Patricia Piccinini has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally. In 2003 Piccinini represented Australia at the Venice Biennale.

What ideas does Piccinini explore in her artworks?

Piccinini has an ambivalent attitude towards technology and she uses her artistic practice as a forum for discussion about how technology impacts upon life. She is keenly interested in how contemporary ideas of nature, the natural and the artificial are changing our society.

What date was Patricia Piccinini born?

1965 (age 56 years)
Patricia Piccinini/Date of birth

What is Patricia Piccinini famous for?

Patricia Piccinini, who was Australia’s representative at the 2003 Venice Biennale, is best known for her mutant life-like creatures rendered in silicone and hair, and as these works from the 1990s and 2000s show, she has always been a crusader for getting joy from those things we know to be imperfect, for the values …

How does Patricia Piccinini make her sculptures?

They use traditional processes (such as hand-sculpted plasticine models), as well as computer-based techniques like CNC milling and 3D-printing to test ideas before fabricating finished works.

What forms does Piccinini use to make her artworks?

Social studies. Contemporary Australian artist Patricia Piccinini works across several art forms including photography, video and sculpture. Much of her work is informed by her interest in developments in bio-technologies including genetic engineering and tissue and stem cell technologies.

What kind of art does Patricia Piccinini do?

Sierra Leone-born Australian artist Patricia Piccinini is known for her transgenic menagerie of disturbing, hyperrealistic creatures. Constructed from silicone and fiberglass, these hybrid sculptures investigate the potential rise of new and …

How big is the carrier by Patricia Piccinini?

‘the carrier’ by patricia piccinini, 2012fibreglass, silicone, human hair, clothing 170 x 115 x 75 cmall images © peter malletall images courtesy the artist and haunch of venison

Who is the artist of the carrier sculpture?

the carrier a hyper real sculpture by patricia piccinini. patricia piccinini is an australian artist who works in a variety of media, including painting, video, sound, installation, digital prints, and sculpture.

When is Patricia Piccinini exhibition in Tarrawarra?

Patricia Piccinini & Joy Hester: Through love… at TarraWarra Museum of Art (24 November 2018–11 March 2019) is an exhibition that reveals shared explorations of love, intimacy, and relationships in the work of two of Australia’s leading artists. This is the first exhibition to explore the conceptual links between the works of Patricia…