Marc Quinn at the White Cube

Marc Quinn - 'The Toxic Sublime'

15 July – 13 September 2015 - White Cube, South Galleries, Bermondsey

‘The Toxic Sublime’ series are distorted, three-dimensional seascapes that blur the boundaries between painting, photography and sculpture. Quinn submits a photograph on canvas of a sunrise to a process of aggressive alteration. The photograph is first sanded and taped, then spray-painted through various templates comprising flotsam and jetsam gathered from the beach. Once this process is complete, the artist takes the canvas out onto London streets and introduces the impressions of drain covers into the surface of the work.