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Pierre leichner
Canada
Artist highlights
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Resin With Stand
- Dimensions : Length: 2.8in, Height: 4.5in, Depth: 1.1in
About this artwork
The Venus of Lespugue reinterprets one of humanity's oldest known images of the female body. Carved from mammoth ivory between 26,000 and 24,000 years ago and discovered in France in 1922, the original figurine is renowned for its enlarged breasts, hips, and abdomen, forms widely understood as symbols of fertility, abundance, and survival during the Ice Age.
My interpretation, unlike Jeff Koons' Balloon Venus (Orange), replaces the figure's interior… with In this sculpture, I fill the ancient form with discarded computer components—fragments of a rapidly obsolete digital culture. Encased within the figure's body, these remnants of technological consumption become a powerful metaphor for the growing global crisis of electronic waste . By merging an ancient archetype with contemporary technological debris, I invite viewers to consider the hidden ecological costs of modern life and our responsibility toward a more sustainable future..
My interpretation, unlike Jeff Koons' Balloon Venus (Orange), replaces the figure's interior… with In this sculpture, I fill the ancient form with discarded computer components—fragments of a rapidly obsolete digital culture. Encased within the figure's body, these remnants of technological consumption become a powerful metaphor for the growing global crisis of electronic waste . By merging an ancient archetype with contemporary technological debris, I invite viewers to consider the hidden ecological costs of modern life and our responsibility toward a more sustainable future..
Pierre leichner
Canada
Credentials
- Works on commission
Pierre Leichner, with a background rooted in both medicine and fine art, works across sculpture, painting, installation, BioArt, and video, blending scientific inquiry with poetic sensibility. His technique embraces organic materials, layered abstraction, and time-based processes, often inviting natural phenomena as collaborators. Playfulness and surprise give way to deeper ecological and socio-political meaning through engaging participatory works. Pierre’s art evokes vulnerability and resilience while inspiring reflection and a profound sense of interconnection between humanity, nature, and community.
Pierre leichner
Polluted
$450
