Not only is Kate Moss a muse for the fashion industry but she has now been immortalised by the artist Marc Quinn, whose most famous work was the 3.6m sculpture of the then, pregnant and disabled British Arist Alison Lapper that was displayed as the 4th plinth on Trafalgar Square, London last September.
Entitled ‘The Sphinx’, the sculpture is made in bronze and painted white and depicts Moss contorted in all sorts of ways wearing nothing but a bra and panties.
According to Quinn:
"She is a contemporary version of the Sphinx. A mystery. There must be something about her that has clicked with the collective unconscious to make her so ubiquitous, so spirit of the age,"
With regards to the contorted pose he has chosen for Kate:
"Kate Moss is iconic now because she’s come to signify what beauty is in our eyes. When you look back at the 1920s you think of Louise Brooks, and when people come to look back at these times they’ll think of Kate Moss. I think the stuff about cocaine has added to this – [Kate] is sculpted by the collective desire, so having her in the contorted poses is about the way that society sculpts, twists and manipulates her and her image."
I actually think the depiction of Kate is very true to what society is doing to her. Perhaps this could be a wake-up call to all that insist on tearing this woman apart, idolising her and then celebrating her demise.
I don’t understand why Kate Moss is such an idolised figure. The only reason why she has great clothes that look good ON her (which in other words means, “FASHION RECALL!”) is because, 1) she’s famous 2) she’s a freaking model 3) the woman has money to burn. For chrissake people, GET OVER HER. What the hell has she done for you?!
P.S. Susie, man, you leave her for dead with your eyes shut. YOUR MY IDOL. When I win the lottery, I’m gonna rock up to your crib and buy your whole wardrobe.
Wow. That’s nearly as hot as that sculpture of Britney Spears giving birth on a bear skin rug.
Hey bollo, I was just going to ask if it was the same artist. lol.