Oct 13, 2022
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Alex Seton
Alex Seton
Alex Seton (b 1977) Australia
Last Resort 1 and 2 (2014)
marble, steel, theatre lighting
collection: HOTA, Gold Coast
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Alex Seton - The Journey (Galerie Paris-Beijing)
L’artiste australien Alex Seton exposera à partir du 10 septembre ses sculptures en marbre et installations à la Galerie Paris-Beijing.
La Galerie Paris-Beijing présentera The Journey, son tout dernier projet encore inédit, portant sur la question des migrants demandeurs d’asile en Australie, comme en Europe. Il s’agit d’un ensemble d’installations et de sculptures en marbre de Carrare évoquant les voyages périlleux par la mer que des millions de personnes sont amenés à entreprendre pour fuir la guerre ou la famine.
Marble Sculptures by Alex Seton
Alex Seton’s artistic practice incorporates photography, video, sculpture and installation to investigate the complex relationship between form and substance. He is best known for his beguiling marble carving, applying his refined craftsmanship to unexpected forms. Blankets, hoodies, inflatables and national flags are rendered in stone, invoking a somatic paradox. By infusing the rich heritage of Classical statuary with contemporary concerns, Seton gives weight to the issues we face here and now.
In his most recent bodies of work, life jackets and poolside toys become potent reminders of Australia’s troubling policies pertaining to asylum seekers; inflatable crowns celebrate the ease of contemporary life, too readily taken for granted. Follow him on Facebook.
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posted by Margaret
The Alex Seton Life Jackets
Can the Alex Seton Life Jackets teach us something about empathy and #art ? #sculpture
Empathy.
It may well be the driving force behind all art – that we learn by making decisions along with another. This is the crux of story, but it also works in terms of seeing life through the eyes of a sculptor or a painter.
The story behind Alex Seton’s Life Jackets ::
In May of 2013, authorities found twenty-eight people seeking asylum in Western Australia whose bodies had washed up on the…
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Alex seton : memorializes asylum seekers with 28 marble life jackets