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“I work with whatever mediums seems best suited to evoking the sorts of thoughts and emotions I am interested in playing with.”

Quote by Patricia Piccinini

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Patricia Piccinini

Patricia Piccinini is an Australian artist renowned for her surreal and biomechanical works. Her art often explores the complex relationships between humans, nature, technology, and biotechnology. Born in 1965, Piccinini's works have been exhibited in numerous international exhibitions and have garnered widespread attention. more

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“Materials are very important to me, and always have been.”

Has Beens Important Materials

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“I put a lot of time and thought into my work, which I see as a sort of respect for both the work and the audience, and I have always been very concerned that the materiality of the work reflects that.”

Audience Concerned Materiality

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“Now that other people have my works, it's really important to me that what they have has longevity.”

People Important Working It Longevity

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“In the studio we spend a lot of time working our what materials will work best and also last. We do tests and come back to them years later to see how they are still performing, and this leads our decisions.”

Years Stills Lasts Decision Materials Tests Studios Performing

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“We always use resin instead of polyurethane, even though it takes more work and is in places where it can't be seen, because resin tends to be more UV stable than urethane.”

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“We always use plywood rather than MDF for structural stuff for the same reasons [stability].”

Reason Use Stuff Stability

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“The silicone we use is the hardest, most UV stable we can get, and we have done enormous amounts of testing and research to get a paint solution that is extremely hardy and repairable.”

Done Use Amount Solutions Research Paint Enormous Hardest Stable Testing Hardy

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“In the studio we use a pretty wide range of materials for the sculptures; silicone, fibreglass, human and animal hair, ABS plastic, dental acrylic, traditional and high-tech plasters, stainless steel, automotive paint, plywood, Britannia metal, found objects and taxidermy animals.”

Humans Use Found Animal Objects Materials Hair Paint Studios Wide Traditional Range Metals Plastic Steel Sculpture Humans And Animals Dental Plasters Taxidermy Found Objects

Author:Patricia Piccinini

“For one work we developed a human hair felt, which involved collecting and sorting hundreds of kilos of human hair, and then blending it will a tiny percentage of black merino followed by carding and felting.”

Humans Felt Black Hair Involved Tiny Percentages Collecting Sorting

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“I have had sculptures cast in bronze, silver and aluminium. My drawings are all graphite or pigment ink and gouache on paper.”

Paper Casts Drawing Silver Sculpture Ink Bronze Pigment Aluminium

Author:Patricia Piccinini