erotic sculptures made from tuscan marble used once by michaelangelo
crafted using marble found in the quarries discovered by michaelangelo in the 16th century, the chair becomes a celebration of man, woman, and the sexual union.
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erotic sculptures made from tuscan marble used once by michaelangeloimage courtesy nowness
discovered by michaelangelo and excavated by the medici family in the 16th century, the quarries near serravezza in italy have provided american designer betony vernon with exotic marble to complete erotic sculptures for KAMA: sex & design.using a scalpel to craft her work, the artist ultimately conceives ‘origin chair’, a monumental 2.8 meter tall seating object – presented as a celebration of man, woman, and the sexual union.
the exhibition, which investigates the relationship between eros & design and how sexuality incorporates itself into the medium of knowledge is held at the trienniale di milano until march 10, 2013 alongside eight other international designers – andrea branzi, nacho carbonell, niggle coates, matali crasset, lapo lain, nendo and italo rota.
betony vernon working on her pieceimage courtesy nowness
betany working on the ‘origin chair’image courtesy henraux SpA
marble cut and readyimage courtesy nowness
view of the henraux quarryimage courtesy nowness
slabs of marble at the henraux quarry near serravezzaimage courtesy nowness
betony vernon is one of the international designers invited to participate in the KAMA-sex and design exhibition with site-specific installations at the milan triennale design museum. the show is open to the public from until march 10th, 2013.
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