Artist 43: Stanislav Ginzburg

This artist, besides having a very unusual name, has a very unusual style.

He creates sculptures using mostly porcelain, but sometimes adding other materials, based on anatomical drawings and charts. Many of his pieces compare the visuals of human and animal anatomy to other more relatable shapes and forms, such as that of a flower or plant. He also often ties in ideas about his own personal family history.

These pieces are extremely intricate in texture and pattern, and precise in form. I can only imagine how exacting it must be creating one of these pieces. They are so beautiful, though. And conceptually there is so much to them. There is the presentation of anatomy in a way that most people don't think about it, artistically versus scientifically. Then there is the linkage between biology and ancestry. Another blurring of sciences and liberal arts. Finally, is the presentation of all of this as a delicate interrelated web. It's brilliant.
And also just so pretty.

Here is the link.