Be Your Own Banksy, Hirst, Quinn, Whithead, Emin or Eggleston!

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6IHhyphenhyphenYj8GNgYHzOSKHoFW41DW8GTBY5aDhMdtpb1rhrfkBVigeSLlYQoP4M38jIgIdBi_vq543MLU6W_eB957uy9IAB78lsT9xvP5my_IMpLIsVhXfqGBxupdl8ezEEjzgvxIFR4JSGc/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346622938449380386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6IHhyphenhyphenYj8GNgYHzOSKHoFW41DW8GTBY5aDhMdtpb1rhrfkBVigeSLlYQoP4M38jIgIdBi_vq543MLU6W_eB957uy9IAB78lsT9xvP5my_IMpLIsVhXfqGBxupdl8ezEEjzgvxIFR4JSGc/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 555px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />The brainchild of Naroa Lizar Redrado,<a href="http://www.iartistlondon.com/"> iArtist of London</a>, sells 'Do-It-Yourself' kit versions of famous art pieces by contemporary artists Damien Hirst, Banksy, Marc Quinn, Tracy Emin, Rachel Whiteread and various photographers such as William Eggleston.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.iartistlondon.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346602645189831842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNyL9uEZ9afMUZH1Cl7MQKdz40B64k6aw2MWS2Fw_jZmgcefCdubzRvHM-ZLP_A4jy_sXHOcXPkVbyvvdUra-Bma9kBxmZPpjxo2N5Oay4h4xj1hS_0XrLbzg6Kikl9lONDk1ILnKGXvW/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 75px;" /></a><br /><br />iArtist London is self-described on their site as:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">a cool new brand that enables you to make real contemporary pieces of art from the comfort of your home. All those pieces that you always wanted to have but couldn´t afford. We believe art should be for everyone. Our boxes contain all the necessary elements so you only have to concentrate on creating. In no time you will have a masterpiece created by yourself. It couldn’t be easier!</span><br /><br />A cute and clever idea, you can now make your own version of <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/06/cant-afford-to-spend-100-million-bucks.html">Damien Hirst's For The Love Of God</a>, (a diamond encrusted skull only with crystals, of course... consider it the Bedazzler version), paint with <a href="http://www.banksy.co.uk/">Banky's famous street art stencils</a>, create your version of Marc Quinn's "self" (a sculpted head filled with the artist's own blood), make your own tracy emin tent, yur own version of Rachel Whitehead's hot water bottle or turn photography into easy art.<br /><br />Below are images of the original art upon which the DIY kits are based and descriptions of each kit, along with included content.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The iHIRST:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DGOxZR_TCDIB9G9Kit4Rw0E9hddbpjKFB7S2NC5SjZAgRdLp3iKmJNOzsAt6uLgNuZsWge2PcH748SwDj3nSe06tupDHZ8_uj__zErlcTtQN2QCd-b19jTrUWrb8s7-3dXB7mQBEPSTW/s1600-h/03matter450.1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346603826793744658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DGOxZR_TCDIB9G9Kit4Rw0E9hddbpjKFB7S2NC5SjZAgRdLp3iKmJNOzsAt6uLgNuZsWge2PcH748SwDj3nSe06tupDHZ8_uj__zErlcTtQN2QCd-b19jTrUWrb8s7-3dXB7mQBEPSTW/s400/03matter450.1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 678px;" /></a><br />above: Damien Hirst's For The Love Of God<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For the Love of God </span>is a sculpture by Damien Hirst that consists of a platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with 8,601 fine white diamonds, including the centerpece, a massive pear-shaped stone on the forehead. It cost 14 million pounds to produce and sold for $100 million US dollars.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUbCXIN9I8_BdvWTxcKJqyHzBYgOn3xHUHWYRnoC8wMksLzXND0kid9jRtLo5indgiQVkvrH0wl8vr7n_IDQcxX2IQWVeSw9REWXor70bIjrqkGDYKYyBln6NNbhmxpO99KRGoqKp4nzt/s1600-h/h1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346604358009980338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUbCXIN9I8_BdvWTxcKJqyHzBYgOn3xHUHWYRnoC8wMksLzXND0kid9jRtLo5indgiQVkvrH0wl8vr7n_IDQcxX2IQWVeSw9REWXor70bIjrqkGDYKYyBln6NNbhmxpO99KRGoqKp4nzt/s400/h1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 381px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzd-M10Iv_C6PXfeKxKi8_lMcWMiWoJqhATSTqKR8RjrP-64c0jQANeWfa9Py2Zy0c8aL5_GyerHXZAJNZ2OeHjk8RNhJuaxi7UN2vysHrBqACQVsJQo3cGCpECEr92zA37iSrCblPwxAX/s1600-h/h2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346604290385248994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzd-M10Iv_C6PXfeKxKi8_lMcWMiWoJqhATSTqKR8RjrP-64c0jQANeWfa9Py2Zy0c8aL5_GyerHXZAJNZ2OeHjk8RNhJuaxi7UN2vysHrBqACQVsJQo3cGCpECEr92zA37iSrCblPwxAX/s400/h2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8O36oW35OFEeT_LHmAJvGgg0K4A3jKNrRJ02-6vhG5TfrMvxGt6V_hj853xCJnr9B8zB1D7AodeJA-s0VEHuwXLP9ArwjAsOaJWaGTWrdbe6m6hJupLhqn7snPgLC56xNC5J45lfK8u-/s1600-h/h3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346604168821808562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8O36oW35OFEeT_LHmAJvGgg0K4A3jKNrRJ02-6vhG5TfrMvxGt6V_hj853xCJnr9B8zB1D7AodeJA-s0VEHuwXLP9ArwjAsOaJWaGTWrdbe6m6hJupLhqn7snPgLC56xNC5J45lfK8u-/s400/h3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" /></a><br /><br />Now, with iHIRST you will be able to create your very own replica. The kit includes a human size plastic skull, all 8,601 crystals, the glue and even the tweezers. You can choose to customize your design by adding crystals of different colorsor alter it however you'd like. It's up to you whether or not you want to replicate the original or create your own.<br /><br />CONTENTS: PLASTIC HUMAN SIZE SKULL, CRYSTAL BEADS (8,601 PIECES), GLUE, PAINTBRUSH, TWEEZERS, SILVER PAINT, INSTRUCTIONS.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The iQUINN:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitanzFC1RACaxbv4fpY0Y7zPvsuc8hM7CRVniUVzuV4O0nFG3NThmTJC9YQQmnHYbg8cbs_I3e6fgvFVyHzLyzPuRuoe46q8UqfZCiKR5CCZEpPQShtv2qJI2AiJ2Fs0wHm3CYDaAniVuL/s1600-h/quinn_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346603276630093362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitanzFC1RACaxbv4fpY0Y7zPvsuc8hM7CRVniUVzuV4O0nFG3NThmTJC9YQQmnHYbg8cbs_I3e6fgvFVyHzLyzPuRuoe46q8UqfZCiKR5CCZEpPQShtv2qJI2AiJ2Fs0wHm3CYDaAniVuL/s400/quinn_2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 811px;" /></a><br />above: Marc Quinn's Self (1991)<br /><br />Marc Quinn's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Self </span>(1991) is a sculpture made out of the artist´s own blood that had been collected over a year and that the National Portrait gallery has been fighting to acquire. With IQUINN you will get the directions to make your own sculpture using your own blood and a cast of your head or any of your loved ones' heads.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bgyGKEOqOZwmbTjdPHMr_j_Sn_KH-gRtPv_H7FI6mPFJe9AyB-Jln5z9ggjqqFncFBbFcT0BW_R7oGi9cHQlANaaCVQ3XtXoQhcFnQ0RB-QbpG2g6OcHzIA48MZBYmHF4PbJw4vS-us8/s1600-h/q1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346611383210139490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bgyGKEOqOZwmbTjdPHMr_j_Sn_KH-gRtPv_H7FI6mPFJe9AyB-Jln5z9ggjqqFncFBbFcT0BW_R7oGi9cHQlANaaCVQ3XtXoQhcFnQ0RB-QbpG2g6OcHzIA48MZBYmHF4PbJw4vS-us8/s400/q1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 376px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLw42zdLLnznXudHq7HMVuxNWQV8xtpyJC77Ljx7v9HvWutztapUATPBzxgRbEB6cLRGx3xRQ99N2h9Zr9k8uKnqKhreDMh3A_6lZMkt3HvokrFk_OOiBO7f-mEuuTFNoNAHgIG_NFqCY/s1600-h/q2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346611245283657378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLw42zdLLnznXudHq7HMVuxNWQV8xtpyJC77Ljx7v9HvWutztapUATPBzxgRbEB6cLRGx3xRQ99N2h9Zr9k8uKnqKhreDMh3A_6lZMkt3HvokrFk_OOiBO7f-mEuuTFNoNAHgIG_NFqCY/s400/q2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 376px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NDuOjvZhjjJWrAERrIk7xaHcY1jpghLTbi4mrR62mUrq9DAGPdei3zc9UZ50DPHtTuOSfmA8wXb2QdNlnbxNwDb8NaeDfgD8V31_xotfXBDYuGJJWJDIc4LNmED2GprlAzniJTV10dj0/s1600-h/q3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346611066304307218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NDuOjvZhjjJWrAERrIk7xaHcY1jpghLTbi4mrR62mUrq9DAGPdei3zc9UZ50DPHtTuOSfmA8wXb2QdNlnbxNwDb8NaeDfgD8V31_xotfXBDYuGJJWJDIc4LNmED2GprlAzniJTV10dj0/s400/q3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" /></a><br /><br />*Children under 18 years old, pregnant women, elderly or those who suffer from any serious illness should not use this product. Contact your doctor before proceeding with the sculpture or call our hotline for more information.<br /><br />CONTENTS: PVC BLOOD BAG, ALGINATE, PLASTER BANDAGES, COTTON, FACE CREAM, DISPOSABLE GLOVES, SILICON SWIMMING HAT, BAND-AID, INSTRUCTIONS<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The iEMIN:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqKguwBH7C1wAH05CwYbdnl8A6JuSyGG3fuBpd4r1eNvwKeysxOWkwU08Jy8RLHUHzt1gVyv4ndcUQLA3ap_pQFIURJwzefsuw5Z7X8sDw3x7rbcyqGeCYRfJs_ohSB0MSSe4qa9qh43Q/s1600-h/Emin-Tent-Exterior.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346613030397475954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqKguwBH7C1wAH05CwYbdnl8A6JuSyGG3fuBpd4r1eNvwKeysxOWkwU08Jy8RLHUHzt1gVyv4ndcUQLA3ap_pQFIURJwzefsuw5Z7X8sDw3x7rbcyqGeCYRfJs_ohSB0MSSe4qa9qh43Q/s400/Emin-Tent-Exterior.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 342px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZZYR9dyIh14qLL9fVYEcxaC-0p6afjUD2gFoBdskpsiIfeIW4PuwXq9YCnsE5km6zOUh6P7tIntZxX8z-ZDfVksJbHMYApxkS6OhkXVcCpalpU5su6O3w83gu2g1yLX9zMufIVWi9M_U/s1600-h/Emin-Tent-Interior.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346611808003023346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZZYR9dyIh14qLL9fVYEcxaC-0p6afjUD2gFoBdskpsiIfeIW4PuwXq9YCnsE5km6zOUh6P7tIntZxX8z-ZDfVksJbHMYApxkS6OhkXVcCpalpU5su6O3w83gu2g1yLX9zMufIVWi9M_U/s400/Emin-Tent-Interior.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 372px;" /></a><br />above: Tracy Emin's The Tent, exterior and interior<br /><br />Tracy Emin's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Everyone I have Ever Slept With 1963-1995 (also known as the tent)</span> is a piece of contemporary British art created in 1995. The work consists of a blue tent with the names of everyone the artist had slept with during that period of time, sewn in various fabrics.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkELV97_CajFm3tzVm5aei6WOvfDoMGDPMXluqBLLJWNxbHBhcmm9M5Bra5nDmCG4Z-Hh44g-KIqVTtaDpQtFtKe4CgCUwuCe_R4IVjc05VgFCu0oDE9ySIt8VGKPgi8fYvt6SX5f2P6Y/s1600-h/e1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346615741360423058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkELV97_CajFm3tzVm5aei6WOvfDoMGDPMXluqBLLJWNxbHBhcmm9M5Bra5nDmCG4Z-Hh44g-KIqVTtaDpQtFtKe4CgCUwuCe_R4IVjc05VgFCu0oDE9ySIt8VGKPgi8fYvt6SX5f2P6Y/s400/e1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 382px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6ISYBD8QbJO-X5ZgBJO8gv6uAGmUIG7CSLP9a1J1-yZf7N7O8SszIcYHMQ39vouxiAsV8zvkEcHaz112gLS3famM3HEbJOdbR8k0f82deYbcnx9hAqV5qKCP2noLTJ8rnoNvB6NZwP7n/s1600-h/e2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346615637841454274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6ISYBD8QbJO-X5ZgBJO8gv6uAGmUIG7CSLP9a1J1-yZf7N7O8SszIcYHMQ39vouxiAsV8zvkEcHaz112gLS3famM3HEbJOdbR8k0f82deYbcnx9hAqV5qKCP2noLTJ8rnoNvB6NZwP7n/s400/e2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 381px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJUIN3on_J9QsynLDxaEyIJaTu8RF73HGDGSdGmHdeyBJh7qhWokiZvOXNLuT2rkHtvbmEbyGHkdg8hER6Fqpzuq5gYj8YXNHicezplSbyNvRUfVPcYaQ9D43z6FBV6HDpEyaHBZHooXh/s1600-h/e3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346615525929649986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJUIN3on_J9QsynLDxaEyIJaTu8RF73HGDGSdGmHdeyBJh7qhWokiZvOXNLuT2rkHtvbmEbyGHkdg8hER6Fqpzuq5gYj8YXNHicezplSbyNvRUfVPcYaQ9D43z6FBV6HDpEyaHBZHooXh/s400/e3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" /></a><br /><br />iEMIN is a complete package of all the elements to create your own version. Just cut letters out from the colorful fabrics provided and sew them onto the blue tent. The original was destroyed in a fire in 2004<br /><br />CONTENT: CAMPING TENT FOR 2 PEOPLE, SEWING KIT, COLORFUL THREADS, ASSORTED FABRICS, INSTRUCTIONS.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The iWHITEHEAD:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6iCvMGQUBsRpbUXResZbey7llcIAA0nZHZsZ3tkQmVu4WPAt5HYfazqQpOIKtTGPx6220jjDGI0gt9wCV1L43QhyphenhyphenNisrGnU2zjIgxGbkvgJUUq5NZmXBo0WZaqGPNriVEDGrnuWkPh3l/s1600-h/arts-art-sculpture-rachel-whiteread-large_image.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346617091720702834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6iCvMGQUBsRpbUXResZbey7llcIAA0nZHZsZ3tkQmVu4WPAt5HYfazqQpOIKtTGPx6220jjDGI0gt9wCV1L43QhyphenhyphenNisrGnU2zjIgxGbkvgJUUq5NZmXBo0WZaqGPNriVEDGrnuWkPh3l/s400/arts-art-sculpture-rachel-whiteread-large_image.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 420px;" /></a><br />Above: Rachel Whiteread's Untitled (Pink Torso) 1991, Courtesy the artist<br />PHOTO CREDIT: Mike Bruce at Gate Studios, London<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Pink Torso</span> is a sculpture made using simply a hot water bottle and alginate (dental plaster) created by Turner Prize winner Rachel Whiteread. Now you can do it yourself: fill the empty space and create a new and interesting sculpture. Kids love it, it is designed to stimulate their creativity and development and has been tested and approved by the toughest of children.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPYp2dDLHIUK_m99ZIIT_6zWW1sxZjWWlNlPld7HTqrhOZUaR3nmKPBmfPdlU0MR06YWVsNuh30rbkXk5ITy-Ai2GDA8NutcGC26hoR-NFCAK4Jl45-HkkGxRkLEypCzp1E04sytYB6xS/s1600-h/w1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346619797147533618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPYp2dDLHIUK_m99ZIIT_6zWW1sxZjWWlNlPld7HTqrhOZUaR3nmKPBmfPdlU0MR06YWVsNuh30rbkXk5ITy-Ai2GDA8NutcGC26hoR-NFCAK4Jl45-HkkGxRkLEypCzp1E04sytYB6xS/s400/w1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 375px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8aXKI-2YW0lt3j4Qu7sSKK_UUz02kmNI_1xNzqcDrJV9aX9OWQCGOJbitcChgI53AaL8kHrdfdnkOJBqjRUNAAiXTrPy-BBBFdjn717Ju46tdxnk9YRELzIVg0igSo1b2_Ul689bNpDy/s1600-h/w2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346619689523776338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8aXKI-2YW0lt3j4Qu7sSKK_UUz02kmNI_1xNzqcDrJV9aX9OWQCGOJbitcChgI53AaL8kHrdfdnkOJBqjRUNAAiXTrPy-BBBFdjn717Ju46tdxnk9YRELzIVg0igSo1b2_Ul689bNpDy/s400/w2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 380px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQs_-jldogCkN6aZmPwm6cRhWv2XLrZSShuKiJEgf2INSCjJlwmUPY_vGi2OWQoEP1jiaygqwl8octuxunoDyYhKcs8jAQxVuG6n-GYddn3wUjDEI1YFUANrN8rt292zlv4BrNJbn0oRz2/s1600-h/w3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346619623933396274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQs_-jldogCkN6aZmPwm6cRhWv2XLrZSShuKiJEgf2INSCjJlwmUPY_vGi2OWQoEP1jiaygqwl8octuxunoDyYhKcs8jAQxVuG6n-GYddn3wUjDEI1YFUANrN8rt292zlv4BrNJbn0oRz2/s400/w3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" /></a><br /><br />CONTENTS: HOT WATER BOTTLE (2 LITRE), ALGINATE, INSTRUCTIONS.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The iBANSY:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNH7zYICUKL-i-jQI3j5f0dWC4wwTdcrcq2vOTTJUwvC-0eGK0qb9p0cPhg6bSkB4s1Z1fDLYwPQurM6MdADuKkiAroE_WtZabxu-7aDNub2sa82_UfaAMbqjOxvC3CABsIyDXZpATRRU/s1600-h/banksy-stencil-guerilla-street-art.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346621942574314466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNH7zYICUKL-i-jQI3j5f0dWC4wwTdcrcq2vOTTJUwvC-0eGK0qb9p0cPhg6bSkB4s1Z1fDLYwPQurM6MdADuKkiAroE_WtZabxu-7aDNub2sa82_UfaAMbqjOxvC3CABsIyDXZpATRRU/s400/banksy-stencil-guerilla-street-art.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 595px;" /></a><br />above: montage of Banksy street art images courtsy of <a href="http://www.weburbanist.com/">weburbanist</a><br /><br />Now you can create your own <span style="font-weight: bold;">Banksy graffiti</span> for just thanks to our IBANKSY boxes and machines located in the key areas of London*. Each box contains one spray can and a A4 stencil with one of the famous Banksy designs. Choose between one of our 6 designs and collect them all. The stencils are totally reusable. *Check <a href="http://www.iartistlondon.com/">the website</a> to find the vending points.<br /><br />CONTENTS: SPRAY PAINT, STENCIL, INSTRUCTIONS.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqI0UL2H3L7dALYyVocV6Xx7sXaAHTNVrtF8XI6nltoEa6BxzXhSzqlylmmgS2g9PsFvSA7n2yx8SZo-oJw-8M8Jib5JtygqH3bdbxsDIlSHWnwON0mYXA39601-hGS9Wcum_40ovo0uGW/s1600-h/b1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346620454697532738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqI0UL2H3L7dALYyVocV6Xx7sXaAHTNVrtF8XI6nltoEa6BxzXhSzqlylmmgS2g9PsFvSA7n2yx8SZo-oJw-8M8Jib5JtygqH3bdbxsDIlSHWnwON0mYXA39601-hGS9Wcum_40ovo0uGW/s400/b1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgnyjHnmcX37baeBUNwGNhYdDggYmiGo5DIUpHDh1JHCP7Xzry6G0w5ZOZlsex4agvzpSIEAL8e-dtwgmTzal_XS6cuQx5aA0pEXj8uTvDk0Zh1NcCqIcUfuc2N1f0Yv-oQtbShRpEQsH/s1600-h/b2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346620385110397682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgnyjHnmcX37baeBUNwGNhYdDggYmiGo5DIUpHDh1JHCP7Xzry6G0w5ZOZlsex4agvzpSIEAL8e-dtwgmTzal_XS6cuQx5aA0pEXj8uTvDk0Zh1NcCqIcUfuc2N1f0Yv-oQtbShRpEQsH/s400/b2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KeYQrLaGPd9FCeEeSqcR4BAsN_pghbcZZnvgxAbKkSZ8f1H9MHIjDWN7KU1YMTNQKsM1G3HvjHE2-agHPO6DZOu66q-tlazgLhChSouEgMJih8esquBEmuicHYZFZrCtu37B4S0YFZX4/s1600-h/b3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346620328755348658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KeYQrLaGPd9FCeEeSqcR4BAsN_pghbcZZnvgxAbKkSZ8f1H9MHIjDWN7KU1YMTNQKsM1G3HvjHE2-agHPO6DZOu66q-tlazgLhChSouEgMJih8esquBEmuicHYZFZrCtu37B4S0YFZX4/s400/b3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 381px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The iPHOTOGRAPHER:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAAT7iQwa4VWG7p-AndSd7MHlGh8QxqszkE85bxcah9MOnWRG4fgBxP1EvB9lluyyjlrtkwkFcdW9qXRTJE8_q_ii5xCEHbFXSw23taFaUMsPr3141AtQ4VT_fppRl4PjCGaDgKH_RgQD/s1600-h/egglestonimage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346625299317583666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAAT7iQwa4VWG7p-AndSd7MHlGh8QxqszkE85bxcah9MOnWRG4fgBxP1EvB9lluyyjlrtkwkFcdW9qXRTJE8_q_ii5xCEHbFXSw23taFaUMsPr3141AtQ4VT_fppRl4PjCGaDgKH_RgQD/s400/egglestonimage.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 357px;" /></a><br />above: William Eggleston photo<br /><br />The iPHOTOGRAPHER kit allows you to get personalized versions of master photographs on photographic paper using a traditional enlarger that you can then customize. No knowledge of photo developing is required.<br /><br />Send iartist the image of your choice, choose between their 3 levels of difficulty: amateur, photographer or master (the more difficult, the more layers, colors and detail); and you will get a package containing the stencils and a diagram with the instructions. Simply put the stencils on top of the paper and choose the corresponding numbers and time in the enlarger.<br /><br />It's like painting by numbers only you will be painting with light. You can create a cool image to put on your wall and the stencils are totally reusable so you can explore, change your colors and try endless options.<br /><br />This is the perfect gift. Send your favorite images. Their 3 different sizes are perfectly adapted to suit the standard paper sizes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhQEScHWRuNVtnVVqkjdI-CtQIrz5XVv3KSYMklmvn23ecgsstFwKqFyI20Oru3y4iNHyHP10BXaeOyViOSqlB_F3qYxEINGAaf55E4p6d16Yj6H-R_xZn_32dpOqja8FLU3JWCOj8vT4/s1600-h/p1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346622611319022194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhQEScHWRuNVtnVVqkjdI-CtQIrz5XVv3KSYMklmvn23ecgsstFwKqFyI20Oru3y4iNHyHP10BXaeOyViOSqlB_F3qYxEINGAaf55E4p6d16Yj6H-R_xZn_32dpOqja8FLU3JWCOj8vT4/s400/p1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 379px;" /></a><br /><br />Below is a sample of an Eggleston print with iPHOTOGRAPHER:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYbiHU9mi_qTx37wClq7y3mG_9Ld0Ze_1gzlzTVtwb-hK7HQO4o_tWrBSJGAnvuQmP9lisTrsu-naxjTLS_SBWrPXJBgn9jUliyCsZhCGJ-z7URwTKnvI-sCYzZBDbi1tSPOQ-rNMhgOw/s1600-h/p2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346622531426756514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYbiHU9mi_qTx37wClq7y3mG_9Ld0Ze_1gzlzTVtwb-hK7HQO4o_tWrBSJGAnvuQmP9lisTrsu-naxjTLS_SBWrPXJBgn9jUliyCsZhCGJ-z7URwTKnvI-sCYzZBDbi1tSPOQ-rNMhgOw/s400/p2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 377px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP2sE153Ey8WLltVzTffkp4U88bybLWTvCC8fw45RPL8cmlA0lGBDUdHXAC-mhBLrgCZu0VMn230i8g-ZTHB_Pn_0ldyK1uUNtIG2Uys8TJ1HBYaqZ7liN9zZguIYrOLl_Z_ELmHzxKpn/s1600-h/p3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346622448639427986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP2sE153Ey8WLltVzTffkp4U88bybLWTvCC8fw45RPL8cmlA0lGBDUdHXAC-mhBLrgCZu0VMn230i8g-ZTHB_Pn_0ldyK1uUNtIG2Uys8TJ1HBYaqZ7liN9zZguIYrOLl_Z_ELmHzxKpn/s400/p3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 379px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.iartistlondon.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346602645189831842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNyL9uEZ9afMUZH1Cl7MQKdz40B64k6aw2MWS2Fw_jZmgcefCdubzRvHM-ZLP_A4jy_sXHOcXPkVbyvvdUra-Bma9kBxmZPpjxo2N5Oay4h4xj1hS_0XrLbzg6Kikl9lONDk1ILnKGXvW/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 98px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.iartistlondon.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346602711804462178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9UOQeLVrVQoeCceJxO4RvD-PUbXanwMKs1sObLVhCx-XeJibfTmqjlm-y8-3-nSZKU6AXGmoAxsm0KHmOerMftjuwS5TXDHfSNaerzBKOQdwavrwuyisaCNqSCzHjGWUD6cKAJVLKcFn/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 99px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.iartistlondon.com/">Shop at iartist London here.</a>

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Golden Girl: Artist Marc Quinn Unveils 18k Gold Statue of Kate Moss

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dLQPzheUaQc_Ry9_Qyq9W_jcRj-wp3DaAR3r68te3skegKGI7BZpovxTblYh3Kgg_4ylZEOJSv4ZuBwshLLILv_k2y86lxqSNWlhmYFYehm5M7xOYq2Fv1gVO6N2RORqgA3fj65tAmZE/s1600-h/kate1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253116413466332066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dLQPzheUaQc_Ry9_Qyq9W_jcRj-wp3DaAR3r68te3skegKGI7BZpovxTblYh3Kgg_4ylZEOJSv4ZuBwshLLILv_k2y86lxqSNWlhmYFYehm5M7xOYq2Fv1gVO6N2RORqgA3fj65tAmZE/s400/kate1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 574px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTaHNHsfNCm1Rx-Ua9qW-TyBrvGrjmEPgbVRjkoqH-zgMErEByHFrKcsnHhVO0WexoQuQWd0rYLg_UGGGEljm85EuzSqX3W_mhx3tzBeKqT2z-JBuUJr7SO824SogiN5mHncgz58XKFj6/s1600-h/moss2_408252a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253115580206008002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTaHNHsfNCm1Rx-Ua9qW-TyBrvGrjmEPgbVRjkoqH-zgMErEByHFrKcsnHhVO0WexoQuQWd0rYLg_UGGGEljm85EuzSqX3W_mhx3tzBeKqT2z-JBuUJr7SO824SogiN5mHncgz58XKFj6/s400/moss2_408252a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 234px;" /></a><br /><br />An 18 karat gold sculpture of model Kate Moss in a yoga position is hardly my idea of a worthwhile way to spend approximately 2.75 million US dollars. But that's the estimated value of artist <a href="http://www.marcquinn.com/">Marc Quinn</a>'s latest incarnation of his contorted life-sized Kate Moss figure.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8kPo9g61kRsGScy6CU1dtbLakHLmZDFzOhj6nV_MUz-P2FMaMaZV8C61512Trn9tyJZzUzNUJ8gbu33n-YLmHIYnC55d31oC5XJJEhK7BMNoRwHmtoGErrXfjXvPACdVVrNugn-yq3Gr/s1600-h/Kate-Moss-gold-460_1002526c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253115321704669362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8kPo9g61kRsGScy6CU1dtbLakHLmZDFzOhj6nV_MUz-P2FMaMaZV8C61512Trn9tyJZzUzNUJ8gbu33n-YLmHIYnC55d31oC5XJJEhK7BMNoRwHmtoGErrXfjXvPACdVVrNugn-yq3Gr/s400/Kate-Moss-gold-460_1002526c.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 310px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRiFdr0BGpBXkhs49E1vCYOhiCNOaogDwWdTSLE93247KxEOOpsYLd1QG6LCdbwID3wBGzvkt5RDkIVPal6LYe_L-hYBTPZ39lrGT0-OYeuAv4o7-u3UzbvFRsCKzRJfpnfOSlIE-ImhT/s1600-h/gold-Moss-statue.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253114528327378098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRiFdr0BGpBXkhs49E1vCYOhiCNOaogDwWdTSLE93247KxEOOpsYLd1QG6LCdbwID3wBGzvkt5RDkIVPal6LYe_L-hYBTPZ39lrGT0-OYeuAv4o7-u3UzbvFRsCKzRJfpnfOSlIE-ImhT/s400/gold-Moss-statue.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 266px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Marc Quinn with "Kate" aka Siren.</span><br /><br />Unveiled this morning in the <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/">British Museum</a> as part of the <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/future_exhibitions/statuephilia.aspx">Statuephilia exhibition</a>, the work, entitled Siren, was created by sculptor Marc Quinn, best known for his sculpture <span style="font-style: italic;">Alison Lapper Pregnant</span>, which stood on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_TX6MkCs4rHJk_0yixiqWRjDtR1VA1ABwInLkqWy_62sArWJSRNDc__FMu_PBpWePR-2d1lUB3a2UBkAymeDEjXq5P0ygdS6Ks7TKPvK99VZVwMm3479lKI6QgKC6BsnJmThz8AhIW8Y/s1600-h/450px-Alison_Lapper.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253114951358013890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_TX6MkCs4rHJk_0yixiqWRjDtR1VA1ABwInLkqWy_62sArWJSRNDc__FMu_PBpWePR-2d1lUB3a2UBkAymeDEjXq5P0ygdS6Ks7TKPvK99VZVwMm3479lKI6QgKC6BsnJmThz8AhIW8Y/s400/450px-Alison_Lapper.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 665px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquAW0nznhJDwTT7FmY6mDA5jqb8suVLWqgFNZMocPbWAPQw09SkNZ1mGlgllv2wrAn7j5VaTN2nwTVe8ABxjY7EDl8K1qOFS7mLuOUkB1_YAoz3_1LRiw31uq70U2wbRstKBYOYZasNM9/s1600-h/08a_29_08aplinth_415x275.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253112504859594850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquAW0nznhJDwTT7FmY6mDA5jqb8suVLWqgFNZMocPbWAPQw09SkNZ1mGlgllv2wrAn7j5VaTN2nwTVe8ABxjY7EDl8K1qOFS7mLuOUkB1_YAoz3_1LRiw31uq70U2wbRstKBYOYZasNM9/s400/08a_29_08aplinth_415x275.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 328px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Marc Quinn's most well-known sculpture, 'Alison Lapper Pregnant', in Trafalgar Square.</span><br /><br />The statue of Moss, described as an “Aphrodite of our times”, now stands in the British Museum’s Nereid Gallery alongside legendary Greek heroines such as the Crouching Venus, a statue of Venus caught bathing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhD7WMiboREHxRyHI4wPY7zTtygoTqFFEGxi96E5YeRYTO7twbnR7jbE4WEMk1gAGq4DuS13AN5Qy6Uvj05ErrK1_4oUUT6HgibwVFy5mw6KEorOb3WxUTRx0XuY3sQgNim_LfVz_2zMti/s1600-h/gold-Kate-Moss-statue.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253113078739774034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhD7WMiboREHxRyHI4wPY7zTtygoTqFFEGxi96E5YeRYTO7twbnR7jbE4WEMk1gAGq4DuS13AN5Qy6Uvj05ErrK1_4oUUT6HgibwVFy5mw6KEorOb3WxUTRx0XuY3sQgNim_LfVz_2zMti/s400/gold-Kate-Moss-statue.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 502px; height: 753px;" /></a><br /><br />The sculpture, which is hollow, weighs about as much as the supermodel herself according to the artist, and is believed to be the largest gold statue made in the world since Ancient Egyptian times.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs6laue9OGDEwerYvjwcgoJxB3iBbGOpjQnYEwS5g4hWeoM8MkPzx3gDWaF_USU3yqy2hkRouNJcaFTBBbwa4aqAdY7y5joKbGa0CVWEaz60ing66BHehuWNxaMoHCASeBuQpQiF_fzhE/s1600-h/quin253x253_closeup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253117155604113666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs6laue9OGDEwerYvjwcgoJxB3iBbGOpjQnYEwS5g4hWeoM8MkPzx3gDWaF_USU3yqy2hkRouNJcaFTBBbwa4aqAdY7y5joKbGa0CVWEaz60ing66BHehuWNxaMoHCASeBuQpQiF_fzhE/s400/quin253x253_closeup.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 495px;" /></a><br /><br />Quinn said of his choice of Moss as a subject: “I thought the next thing to do would be to make a sculpture of the person who’s the ideal beauty of the moment. "<br /><br />This isn't the first time Marc Quinn has used the iconic model in his work. He originally cast Kate in white-washed bronze in 2005 and called it Sphinx (shown below).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8uLGRmz5gikNnJ3-zSwwuW53BDS6Ezm4zxChynz7uyzTYypKqsIkuzxg01qvJgnFMDzTCGtgYqvDRoj1TEZvsbQyR32zINjychE2KrcShPgrxUujcHxcA1okWqVCi72TDGj8e84X0AtU/s1600-h/eng-10-43-55-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253112871239425378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8uLGRmz5gikNnJ3-zSwwuW53BDS6Ezm4zxChynz7uyzTYypKqsIkuzxg01qvJgnFMDzTCGtgYqvDRoj1TEZvsbQyR32zINjychE2KrcShPgrxUujcHxcA1okWqVCi72TDGj8e84X0AtU/s400/eng-10-43-55-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 256px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: 2005, Sphinx, from all angles.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0MwIenWqRboKyr7AJrsXQp0NMkMNri-6V5ZzJwu-EGtG1ZVu6ETCgI6VsogbOud4Kx5h8YTtV45Crjd8LlnlGhy875SZ-d7bfqLrmSlES2IOEpB0IwQLTK-037qdbql_OnKDM3Q4IF-I/s1600-h/quinn253x506.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253116797334448818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0MwIenWqRboKyr7AJrsXQp0NMkMNri-6V5ZzJwu-EGtG1ZVu6ETCgI6VsogbOud4Kx5h8YTtV45Crjd8LlnlGhy875SZ-d7bfqLrmSlES2IOEpB0IwQLTK-037qdbql_OnKDM3Q4IF-I/s400/quinn253x506.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 992px;" /></a><br /><br />The golden Kate, who stands in a yoga position, is not alone in the exhibition in the British Museum. She has 200 Damien Hirst skulls for company, which commandeer the historic wall cases of the Enlightenment Gallery (shown below).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOvfzE723C2hrPDVqFxuPGGRELl5E9AfOOqvbVTjCI5AFHsd3pB1v4EgVmi2LKZMVZhUvhfgRfgUG6KJwMoKozNOatIc-6uZupBkDEasDOIvkrplI3Xkh_3ZbPKmq1giCyrBqSQ9YehsP/s1600-h/hirst253x506.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253120170016542178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOvfzE723C2hrPDVqFxuPGGRELl5E9AfOOqvbVTjCI5AFHsd3pB1v4EgVmi2LKZMVZhUvhfgRfgUG6KJwMoKozNOatIc-6uZupBkDEasDOIvkrplI3Xkh_3ZbPKmq1giCyrBqSQ9YehsP/s400/hirst253x506.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 310px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpQzumGh_6hlY6urR0310RgPpawC8KHdHeuGNC9NV6xbSY689-wF9GaogCbWqOafiMWdemUAKpQ98skZRSqM-zFijaYHEYsGh4NpD1Iz_VxqakiW-Q63Ayt_b3mUcEhqrRxQCIrfBgFoA/s1600-h/noblewebster253x506.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253122878142097442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpQzumGh_6hlY6urR0310RgPpawC8KHdHeuGNC9NV6xbSY689-wF9GaogCbWqOafiMWdemUAKpQ98skZRSqM-zFijaYHEYsGh4NpD1Iz_VxqakiW-Q63Ayt_b3mUcEhqrRxQCIrfBgFoA/s400/noblewebster253x506.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 310px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Damien Hirst's "Cornucopia" and a Noble and Webster work, sculpted entirely from mummified animal parts.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUIwMOO3EsrozTZwxqLU0Zhu_tDTZfLDrGuvDqOsP0g3hgwUDAnG8FfDO9EI6EaXbBS8jvSMv_38vNzpsNeQ8d443eJADbHr0oo1_lwWsuA9NA6QwTBqJ1yKx2oCmZ4CJeoSpOyLqXzgg/s1600-h/gormley760x253.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253119377715334482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUIwMOO3EsrozTZwxqLU0Zhu_tDTZfLDrGuvDqOsP0g3hgwUDAnG8FfDO9EI6EaXbBS8jvSMv_38vNzpsNeQ8d443eJADbHr0oo1_lwWsuA9NA6QwTBqJ1yKx2oCmZ4CJeoSpOyLqXzgg/s400/gormley760x253.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 505px; height: 167px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Anthony Gormley's Case for an Angel I, the precusor to his celebrated winged sculpture, iconic Angel of the North, fills the front hall of the museum.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyUkpBFLSMvkWEGbUlEq3Lfz4LD34fd9oi79YVrD8Iv9F3YjcJ4nORHnKzYgT050LbWXBAMYFF0pd44enA939SN_24M05kmKJVl39BSVfeI4krCL4jY_dbl5q1su-tWI1pFNmmCMgha9M/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253118210641428050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyUkpBFLSMvkWEGbUlEq3Lfz4LD34fd9oi79YVrD8Iv9F3YjcJ4nORHnKzYgT050LbWXBAMYFF0pd44enA939SN_24M05kmKJVl39BSVfeI4krCL4jY_dbl5q1su-tWI1pFNmmCMgha9M/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />The <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/all_current_exhibitions/statuephilia.aspx">Statuephilia exhibition</a> of contemporary sculptures will run at the British Museum from October 4 to January 25<br><br>

Golden Girl: Artist Marc Quinn Unveils 18k Gold Statue of Kate Moss

An 18 karat gold sculpture of model Kate Moss in a yoga position is hardly my idea of a worthwhile way to spend approximately 2.75 million U...

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