Sam Jinks is an Australian sculptor who creates lifelike but fragile figures using silicone, resin, calcium carbonate, fibreglass and hair. Jinks describes the human form as "a physics lesson in a ball of bones and meat". Jink's work has been exhibited in Australia and internationally.
Biography
Jinks was born in 1973 in
Bendigo
Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital.
As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, makin ...
, Victoria, in Australia. The artist lives and works in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
.
Collections
Jink's work is held in Australian and international collections including Ipswich Art Gallery, Brisbane;
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) is a private modern and contemporary art museum with locations in New Delhi and Noida. Established in 2010, it is India's first private museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The core collection of ...
, New Delhi, India; Museo Escultura Figurativa Internacional Contemporánea (MEFIC), Portugal; McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Langwarrin; RMIT Gallery, Melbourne and
Shepparton Art Museum
The Shepparton Art Museum is an art Museum in Shepparton, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It holds one of Australia's most significant collections of Australian ceramics. It is host to the ''Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (S ...
, Shepparton, and private collections. His installation ''The Messenger'' is shown at the
Hellenic Museum, Melbourne
The Hellenic Museum (Greek: Ελληνικό Μουσείο Μελβούρνης) is an art and history museum in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia promoting Hellenic culture, both ancient and contemporary, through programs, exhibitions and events.
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.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
Jinks has been the subject of over 15 solo exhibitions in Australia and Singapore.
Group exhibitions
Jinks has featured in over 20 group exhibitions. In 2014–2015, Jinks was exhibited alongside notable Australian artists including
Ron Mueck
Hans Ronald Mueck ( or /ˈmuːɪk/; born 1958) is an Australian sculptor working in the United Kingdom.
Biography
Born in 1958 to German parents in Melbourne, Australia, Ron Mueck grew up in the family business of puppetry and doll-making. He ...
,
Patricia Piccinini
Patricia Piccinini (born 1965 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is an Australian artist who works in a variety of media, including painting, video, sound, installation, digital prints, and sculpture. Her works focus on "unexpected consequences", conv ...
and
Jan Nelson
Jan Nelson (born 1955) is an Australian artist who works in sculpture, photography and painting. She is best known for her hyper real images of adolescents. She has exhibited widely in Australia as well as Paris and Brazil. Her works are in the c ...
at the
National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. The artist's work was also exhibited in Frankfurt at the
Liebieghaus
The Liebieghaus is a late 19th-century villa in Frankfurt, Germany. It contains a sculpture museum, the ''Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus'', which is part of the Museumsufer on the Sachsenhausen bank of the River Main. Max Hollein was the direc ...
Sculpture Museum. and in Korea and Hong Kong.
Bibliography
Jinks and his work have been the subject of many Australian and international publications.
External links
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References
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21st-century Australian sculptors
1973 births
Living people