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//Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:00 AM
Marc Quinn, Alison Lapper Pregnant (2005) vs Ron Muek, Pregnant Woman (2002)
 
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Alison Lapper Pregnant (2005) 'The sculpture is a portrait of Alison Lapper when she was 8½ months pregnant. It is carved out of one block of white marble and stands 3.55 metres high. At first glance it would seem that there are few if any public sculptures of people with disabilities. However, a closer look reveals that Trafalgar Square is one of the few public spaces where one exists: Nelson on top of his column has lost an arm. I think that Alison's portrait reactivates this dormant aspect of Trafalgar Square. Most public sculpture, especially in the Trafalgar Square and Whitehall areas, is triumphant male statuary. Nelson's Column is the epitome of a phallic male monument and I felt that the square needed some femininity, linking with Boudicca near the Houses of Parliament. Alison's statue could represent a new model of female heroism. Ron Muek, Pregnant Woman (2002) His works are placed in the museum, he intend his Pregnant woman to be approached from behind. Only by investigating the work further, by walking around it, should the viewer be able to discover the woman's pregnancy. Theme Alison Lapper Pregnant (2005) ‘In the past, heroes such as Nelson conquered the outside world. Now it seems to me they conquer their own circumstances and the prejudices of others, and I believe that Alison's portrait will symbolise this. I'm not physically disabled myself but from working with disabled sitters I realised how hidden different bodies are in public life and media. Her pregnancy also makes this a monument to the possibilities of the future. Ron Muek, Pregnant Woman (2002) As she looms above the viewers, she gains totemic quality and becomes a great Mother Earth at whose feet we stand. It also gives us the relative scale of a child. Motherhood is personified, the origin of life. Then of course, we still have the scale/proportion, techniques/processes, Medium...etc...etc... but due to time constraints, i am signing off nao... Well, seeya soon! --MQ |
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