Patricia Piccinini, Shoeform (Sprout), 2019, resin, automotive paint, 23 5/8 x 13 3/4 x 14 5/8 in, 60 x 35 x 37 cm, Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
In a video interview, Piccinini discusses her strategy of winning us over with category-defying creatures that valorise care.
Known for hyper-realistic silicone sculptures of hyper-imaginative creatures, Patricia Piccinini is among Australia's greatest living artists. She represented the country at the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003, and frequently exhibits at institutions around the globe.
Piccinini invited Ocula Magazine's Sam Gaskin to visit her studio in November 2022, when she was preparing to share new works at Singapore Art Week alongside her exhibition We Are Connected (5 August 2022–29 January 2023) at the city's ArtScience Museum.
- Sam Gaskin, Ocula Magazine
