erotic sculptures made from tuscan marble used once by michaelangelo

erotic sculptures made from tuscan marble used once by michaelangeloimage courtesy nowness 

discovered by michaelangelo and excavated by the medici family in the 16th century, the quarries near serravezza in italy have provided american designer betony vernon with exotic marble to complete erotic sculptures for KAMA: sex & design.using a scalpel to craft her work, the artist ultimately conceives ‘origin chair’, a monumental 2.8 meter tall seating object – presented as a celebration of man, woman, and the sexual union.

the exhibition, which investigates the relationship between eros & design and how sexuality incorporates itself into the medium of knowledge is held at the trienniale di milano until march 10, 2013 alongside eight other international designers – andrea branzi, nacho carbonell, niggle coates, matali crasset, lapo lain, nendo and italo rota.

betony vernon working on her pieceimage courtesy nowness  

betany working on the ‘origin chair’image courtesy henraux SpA 

marble cut and readyimage courtesy nowness  

view of the henraux quarryimage courtesy nowness  

slabs of marble at the henraux quarry near serravezzaimage courtesy nowness  

betony vernon is one of the international designers invited to participate in the KAMA-sex and design exhibition with  site-specific installations at the milan triennale design museum. the show is open to the public from until march 10th, 2013.

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