Image by Marie Pantaleon.
THE WRITER
Bronze, Lost Wax process, 50cm. 2022.
Leonie wanted to cast this popular, yet contentious modern icon. The work joyfully juxtaposes ancient materials with a quintessentially contemporary subject. Leonie attenuated the folds on the tracksuit to echo the drapery of 'The Writer's' classical predecessors. This piece explores what it means to be an artist in the new century.
Images by Meg Keene.
Original Version
This enlargement was made from a digital scan that was printed using ecological plant materials at twice the original size and re-worked by hand by Leonie. A mould was made from this re-worked print and cast into bronze.
An original hand-painted bronze version of The Writer is installed permanently outside of Laruche in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane (Right).
