Amorphic Robot Works is pleased to present Fœtus to Man, Study in the "Personal Space" show at Gigantic ArtSpace, June 16 - July 31.

Fœtus to Man, Study, 2003. Aluminum, steel, motor, bearings. 6’ x 6’ x 2’.

The piece on exhibition is a study for a large-scale permanent commission for the city of Lille, France. In the commission, MacMurtrie further explored his fascination with the cycles of life in the form of a time-keeping piece. The Fœtus to Man clock accommodates a slightly larger than life-sized figure of a man made of hand-pounded bronze. The hands of the figure act as the hour hand of a clock. As time progresses toward 12 o’clock, the figure moves from a fetal position to stand fully erect. At 12 o’clock, the figure turns, showing an aged visage, and prepares for its descent back to the fetal position at 6 o’clock. The permanent work was installed in Lille in December 2003 on the occasion of the city’s inauguration as the European Cultural Capital, 2004.

In order to successfully simulate human flesh with metal, the aluminum study on exhibition was sculpted to examine and refine the mechanics and aesthetics of the collapse and expansion of fat and muscle. The lessons learned from this metallic relief insured the realism and mechanical reliability of the final, 3-dimensional, bronze figure.

Gigantic Art Space is located at 59 Franklin St. NYC Between Broadway/Lafayette.

posted by Amorphic at 8:21 PM