Nacionalna galerija portreta u Londonu otkupila je skulpturu Marka Kvina za 300 000 funti. Mark Kvin jedan je od pripadnika čuvene umetničke grupe YBA. Skulptura o kojoj je reč je autoportret načinjen od umetnikove krvi, jedan od nekoliko do sada izrađenih.
Citat:Self (2006) is one of Quinn's "blood heads", among Brit Art's most striking images. Quinn said: "For me, it was always about making the ultimate portrait that had the form of me but that was also made of me. It is sculpture pushed to the absurd, logical extreme."
Izvor: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/sep/10.....-sculpture
Intervju sa umetnikom: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/oct/14/art
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