Erroneous Restoration Study #1 - John Rainey

TITLE
Erroneous Restoration Study #1

ARTIST
John Rainey

ABOUT THE WORK
Erroneous Restoration Study #1 is a 3D printed sculpture with a cast Jesmonite base.The work references the practice of restoring sculptural fragments for museum displays, which often resulted in completely new (technically incorrect) compositions. Here the assemblage of fragments is a way of remixing, re-imagining and suggesting alternative sculptural histories.The sculpture’s edition number is embedded in the 3D printed section of the piece.

DATE
2022

DIMENSIONS
24 x 9.5 x 6.8 cm

MEDIUM
Jesmonite and 3D Print

ORIGINAL WORK / EDITION
Edition of 5

ABOUT THE ARTIST
John Rainey works primarily in sculpture, combining traditional casting processes in materials like porcelain with digital fabrication technologies such as 3D printing. His sculptures emerge from periods working back and forth between these digital and physical worlds, often featuring material illusions and a disruption of familiar forms.

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