Marc Quinn is a British contemporary visual artist of a very
high repute and caliber. His repertoire include sculptures, paintings and
installations. We were fortunate to be able to stand in front of his sculpture
called ”The Conservation of Mass” and admire as it was displayed in the grounds
of the Museum of Islamic Arts (MIA) Doha. This majestic looking 2015 stainless
steel piece is of dimensions 263h X 750w x 192d cm was part of his first solo
exhibition in the region.
Varshika had made a brief video presentation of this
sculpture in her own way during our visit.
This is part of Quinn’s wider body of works titled “Frozen
Waves” characterized by minimal arches, gestural shapes and stainless steel
construction. The artist cautions that these are not sculptures of waves but an
unwitting self-portrait by nature.
These has been inspired by the brute authority of nature
that constantly enforces the “dust to dust” existence of all living creatures.
Each piece are reminiscent of the gestural shapes we witness in the eroding
conch shells before nature turns them back to sand particles. The immense force
of nature gets crystalized into solid forms through these artworks.
All names are borrowed from the science of fluid dynamics for
that extra sensation that touches through our eardrums.
The Conservation of Mass
The Conservation of Culture
The Conservation of Matter
The Conservation of Linear Momentum
The Conservation of Ultra Gravity
The Conservation of Turbulent Flow
The Conservation of Subsonic Flow
Photo Credit: http://marcquinn.com/artworks/
