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Sam Jinks
'I would argue that my work is not particularly realistic'
Portrait story
Sam Jinks on hyper realism and his motivations.
Sam Jinks
Biography
Sam Jinks developed a talent for drawing and constructing his ideas alongside his father, a Melbourne cabinetmaker.
2 portraits in the collection
Divide (Self portrait), 2011
Sam Jinks
Portrait, silicone, resin and horse hair
Purchased 2015
Maquette for 'Divide', 2011
Sam Jinks
Portrait, calcium carbonate resin
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2016
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Dissections
Layered portraits from the collection
Previous exhibition, 2016
This display sets two impressive portraits from the collection into direct dialogue: Sam Jinks’ sculptural self portrait and Nick Mourtzakis’ painted portrait of David Chalmers, along with related maquette and sketches.Together they explore physical and psychological manifestations of the strata of self-hood.
Sam Jinks
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Born in Bendigo, Victoria, Sam Jinks’ work can be found in various public collections that include the Kiran Nader Museum of Art, Dehli, India and the Museo Escultura Figurativa Internacional Contemporaenea (MEFIC), Portugal.
Transience
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These paintings by Juan Ford and sculptures by Sam Jinks evoke the impermanence of human life.
Intimacy
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In experiencing intimacy the human mind wrestles with the impossible task of being as one with another. Sculptor Sam Jinks unites the textures of the human body and human emotion in these works addressing moments of intimacy.
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General content
The exhibition features work from Jan Nelson, Natasha Bieniek, Patricia Piccinini, Juan Ford, Petrina Hicks, Ron Mueck, Yanni Floros, Sam Jinks, Michael Peck and Robin Eley.
Dissections: Layered portraits from the collection is now open
19 August 2016
Archived media releases 2016
Dissections, showcases the hyper-realist sculptural self-portrait of artist Sam Jinks, Divide, alongside the painted portrait of philosopher David Chalmers by Nick Mourtzakis, which was commissioned by the Gallery in 2011.
Mortality
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In Western religious art a Pietà, also called a ‘lamentation’, is an image of the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Christ.
In the Flesh
15 October 2014
Archived media releases 2014
Press releases and image downloads for media.
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General content
In the flesh is realised through moments of intimacy, empathy, transitions in life and the transience of life, vulnerability, alienation, restlessness, self-reflection, mortality and acceptance.
In the flesh
Previous exhibition, 2014
In the flesh is an enthralling and immersive experience of contemporary art that confronts the concept of humanness and the experiences of consciousness and emotion. Featuring ten Australian artists including Jan Nelson, Patricia Piccinini, Ron Mueck and Michael Peck, the exhibition explores themes of intimacy, empathy, transience, transition, vulnerability, alienation, restlessness, reflection, mortality and acceptance.
In our nature
Magazine article by Tara James, 2022
Tara James chats with award-winning artist Tamara Dean about portraiture prizes, the environment and the strength of women.
Is the truth of portraiture vested exclusively in likeness?
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2006
Curator Michael Desmond introduces the exhibition Truth and Likeness, an investigation of the importance of likeness to portraiture.