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Keeping Afloat Sculpture
Singapore
Sculpture, Clay on Other
Size: 8 W x 4 H x 8 D in
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Inspired by a photograph of a shipwrecked migrant in the Mediterranean in November 2017, that captured my attention in an article titled "CLIMATE CHANGE IS DRIVING PEOPLE FROM HOME. SO WHY DON’T THEY COUNT AS REFUGEES?[1]". I decided to make a sculpture of the image that stuck with me.The subject of the refugee crisis has been reverting my heart for the longest time and only to learn that refugees are no longer displaced alone due to war and violence but also due to climate change which is not included in the more than 65 million reported. To make matters worse, refugee status is only entitled to people who are forced to leave their homes due to war or persecution. Thus, the many who have been displaced because of climate change are not permitted to flee and seek help and protection as they do not qualify as a refugee. As the law on the case of the refugees was only legislated after the second world war to offer protection for the individuals who fled from zones of conflict. The impactful image of the man in his life vest floating on the surface of the ocean that has been stuck with me and keeps reverting in my mind was the impetus for my sculpture. The sculpture here is not only calling out for help from divine providence but also from each one of us not solely for this individual life. But the sculpture is a clamour for humanity. Here we need to see the being battling for survival not what qualifies for protection and help. I was also inspired by Sumerian Statuettes made from Limestone with hands clasped in an attitude of prayer. [1] David Pike 30sc on December 22 and 2017, ‘CLIMATE CHANGE IS DRIVING PEOPLE FROM HOME. SO WHY DON’T THEY COUNT AS REFUGEES?’, Job One for Humanity, accessed 27 April 2018,http://www.joboneforhumanity.org/climate_change_is_driving_people_from_home_so_why_don_t_they_count_as_refugees.
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Sculpture:Clay on Other
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:8 W x 4 H x 8 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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(b. 1982 Czarna Woda, Poland),lived in Kingston upon Hull(UK), lives and works in Singapore. I completed MFA with distinction at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland in 2007. I create artworks predominantly in the medium of painting and sculpting. I am interested in creating artworks about life and everything that surrounds us with its pathos. Recently I investigate contemporary problems like Refugee, fatherhood and motherhood, obesity, riots, conflicts, politics, environmental and social issues(identity, racism) https://marcinbbiesek.wixsite.com/stonemadeflesh/copy-of-latest-artworks https://catholicartistconnection.com/blog/5v6x9zon1ug84v3jw689bh2qz7w12p I would like to expand / explore my series of artworks called Mapping the City of new ones, inspired by Singapore city architecture, urban planning, politics mixed with digitalised 3D sculptures influenced by social distancing, cyberspace and internet. Mapping the City was my dissertation piece and was coordinated by prof. Stanislaw Radwanski at Fine Art Academy in Gdańsk. I painted wooden, geometric units and hung them in the room, turning an idea of the city into the minimalistic concept. Some of the created abstract patterns showed urban planning of the Gdansk and political influence of that process. In 2018 I started work on series of artworks (painting/sculptures) called Bystanders, where I am revolving around the questions of crisis, struggles of everyday alienation and how we stand as a bystander, watch and read about adversities that take place in various spaces. (Bystanders at Changi Beach '2018) Website https://marcinbiesek.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcin-bernard-biesek-924b3134 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Marcin-Biesek-SculptorPortrait-Painter-245543978832241/ Instagram @marcinbbiesek @stonemadeflesh_marcinbbiesek @singapoarteworkshop You Tube https://m.youtube.com/user/Kopcin1982?csn=0jsLXbHiLoynz7sPr8ak8A4&itct=CCgQ6p4EIhMI1sPWzMr34gIVkxK3AB3dqALW&wlfg=true
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