I love this piece because of the intricacy and scale. I also think it is so interesting that Rachel Kneebone is almost returning to renaissance art, but her work feels new in a sense. I appreciate the skill and talent it must take to make a sculpture this detailed on this scale.
This piece is in Room 50a
Rachel Kneebone creates porcelain sculptures that strive to represent the human body in all its complexity. She is concerned with what it means to inhabit a body, its physical limitations and cognitive possibilities. Inspired by themes of transformation and renewal, Kneebone’s complex sculptures are born of intense emotions. She expresses movement and fluidity in a medium usually associated with stillness and calm.
Visibly exploiting the material properties of porcelain, Kneebone deliberately allows her work to rupture and crack, prompting the viewer to contemplate the relationship between strength and vulnerability.
Samantha's RCA Process 