Icarus had a Sister

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"Icarus had a Sister" is a breathtakingly beautiful innovation in sculpture with a classical theme. Made from cast quartz with crushed pearl dust to give the sculpture her ethereal white finish, with over 200 individually 3d printed and hand-finished feathers, coated in real copper, on a cast slate plinth threaded with ribbons of copper and iron; this incredible, lifesize nude sculpture is one of the earliest and most well recognised examples of the blending of traditional sculpting and casting techniques with state of the art digital processes. The piece is wall-mounted with six fixing points hidden in the back of the sculpture. The sculpture is a limited edition of five pieces, with the original sculpture having already sold to a collector in Australia. Four of the original cast quartz edition remain, priced at £50,000 each including international delivery to Europe and personal installation by the artists (local import duties/taxes may be due separately). Additionally we are working on a limited edition of five in a cold cast copper-bodied finish which gives this piece an entirely new energy. Please contact us for further details.

Also available to order in a variety of other finishes including highly polished bronze.
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The sculpture was originally designed by André Masters of Masters & Munn in 2004, to express the seemingly dichotomous capacity in women for incredible strength or bravery as well as vulnerability. Over time, as CJ Munn joined in with the production of the piece to develop it together, the meaning of the piece evolved to reflect the couple's own situation in the art world - threatened by the rise of new technologies such as 3d printing and digital modelling, they chose to embrace and try to master that which they feared most, stepping into unknown territory. The sculpture reflects that pivotal moment of reflection and contemplation before taking a calculated leap of faith - destined to either soar or descend. Their leap of faith paid off, bagging them the international Rising Star Award at the global 3D Print Show in 2013, and attracting attention all around the world and being named one of the top ten pieces of 3d printed art by top industry journalists. She was first exhibited at the Business Design Centre, Angel, Islington and then at the Louvre in Paris as part of a temporary exhibition for the international 3D Print Show. 

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The lifesize piece is based upon a life size female model. The wingspan and height of the piece is just under 2m square and for ideal display she needs a white wall of at least 3-4m square of wall space. 

To order one or more of the remaining available sculptures in this edition or our exclusive cold cast copper edition and enquire about production lead time please contact us on the phone number or email below. The sculpture is only available from us directly, and any others (the same or similar) you may see online are unfortunately art scams and should be avoided.

To order photographic (2d) prints or art prints (giclée) and other official merchandise please click here to be taken to the shop on our sister site, Rockabelly Lifecasts. Please note, this is currently the only place to buy legitimate copies of our prints and merchandise.