Anatomy Chart Marble Mosaic
This article reprinted from the John T Unger Weblog. The original article can be found online:
http://www.johntunger.com/2006/10/anatomy_chart_m.html
© 2008, John T Unger
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Human Anatomy Marble Mosaic, 2005 Marble mosaic, copper. 36" H x 24" W x 1.5" D Collection: Thera-Massage, Evanston, IL |
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When Tommy Jenkins opened his own massage therapy clinic, he wanted a stellar piece of art to dress up the waiting room. Originally he was interested in a steel wall sculpture depicting musculature. A day or two later, it occured to me that some of the anatomical illustrations I've seen would look absolutely stunning done in marble mosaic— red marble with white veining is exactly the same color as human musculature. I suggested the idea to him and we ran with it. The mosaic is based on an anatomical drawing by Bartolomeo Eustachi, Italian anatomist, born ca. 1500-1513, San Severino, Ancona; died August 27, 1574. There are links to the original art, as well as a whole library of antiquarian anatomy drawings on my previous post about this project. Check out detail image of the hand below. The tendons came out really well. |
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Human Anatomy Marble Mosaic, detail 2005: Marble Mosaic, copper |
Source art: Bartolomeo Eustachi |
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