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Patricia Piccinini

1965 - Today

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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", conveying concerns surrounding bio-ethics and help visualize future dystopias. In 2003, Piccinini represented Australia at the 50th Venice Biennale with a hyperrealist sculpture of her distinctive anthropomorphic animals. In 2016 The Art Newspaper named Piccinini with her "grotesque-cum-cute, hyper-real genetics fantasies in silicone" the most popular contemporary artist in the world after a show in Rio de Janeiro attracted over 444,000 visitors. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Patricia Piccinini is the 123rd most popular artist, the 13th most popular biography from Sierra Leone and the most popular Sierra Leonean Artist.

Patricia Piccinini is an Australian artist known for her hyper-realistic sculptures and installations that explore themes of biotechnology, human-animal relationships, and the implications of genetic engineering. Her work often features surreal, imaginative creatures that challenge perceptions of nature and humanity.

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Among artists, Patricia Piccinini ranks 123 out of 125. Before her are Neil Harbisson, Mounir Fatmi, Kat Von D, Vanessa Beecroft, Kim Jung Gi, and Theodosia Okoh. After her are Petr Pavlensky, Emily Jacir, Abel Azcona, Manal Al Dowayan, Mariam Ghani, and Grayson Perry.

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Among people born in 1965, Patricia Piccinini ranks 860. Before her are Kosei Akaishi, Yoshinori Taguchi, Rob Gardner, Chen Longcan, Mimi Hafida, and Alberto Jori. After her are Roberta Brunet, Andrew Valmon, Alexander Khloponin, Nazim Suleymanov, Neus Asensi, and Harri Koskela.

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In Sierra Leone

Among people born in Sierra Leone, Patricia Piccinini ranks 13 out of 22. Before her are Milton Margai (1895), Trevoh Chalobah (1999), Mohamed Kallon (1979), Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), Fatima Massaquoi (1912), and Valentine Strasser (1967). After her are FannyAnn Eddy (1974), Zainab Bangura (1959), Nathaniel Chalobah (1994), Roda Antar (1980), Eunice Barber (1974), and Rodney Strasser (1990).

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Among ARTISTS In Sierra Leone

Among artists born in Sierra Leone, Patricia Piccinini ranks 1. 

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