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Brit Artist Sculpts Buck Angel in Marble
September 24, 2008 | 2 Comments
Recently, TitanMan Alex Baresi was immortalized in oils by artist Ross Watson, and Damien Crosse posed for the covers of a series of French-language erotic-historical novels. Now popular trans performer Buck Angel will have his countenance sculpted in marble by London artist Marc Quinn. “Working with Marc Quinn is one of the most extraordinary experiences of my career,” Mr. Angel told XBIZ. “I feel so honored to have someone of Marc’s caliber look at me as the subject for a piece of art. Because I am ‘the man with a pussy’ and a porn star, this sculpture will push boundaries all over the world.” As XBIZ notes, Mr. Quinn “burst onto the art scene in the late ‚Äò80s in an exhibition called Freeze, for which he created a frozen self-portrait made from a mold of his own head and using nearly 10 pints of his own blood for material. The artist is noted for his sculptures of subjects with amputated limbs or other physical disabilities.” His sculpture of Mr. Angel will debut in 2009 and “the statue will have his trademark cigar hanging from his mouth and will be partially nude, revealing his genitalia.” It’s been quite a year for Buck Angel; author Armistead Maupin name-checked him in his recent novel Michael Tolliver Lives.
See also:
* “Alex Baresi Immortalized in Oils”
* “In Print: Swashbuckling Damien Crosse“
[Image © Buck Angel Entertainment.]
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One part of the statue should be of Buck when he was a woman.
Buck is an amazing asset to our community and I am so fortunate to call him a friend.
Love ya Buck,
Wendy