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Stefan Rinck’s
sculpture Buffalo
Stegosaurus
appears as a
timeless figure-existing somewhere
between the past,
present and future.
The hybrid nature
of this work serves
to break down
hierarchies of
sources, influences
and chronology,
from indigenous
ritual carvings
to paleontology.
The artist’s own
German artistic
influences are seen
in the sandstone’s
handling and
carving process.
Rather than polish
the stone, the
artist embraces a
roughness in the
completed work-the carving marks
and stone’s natural
markings produce a
compelling interplay
of shadow and
light across the
sculpture’s surface.
Stefan
Rinck
Buffalo Stegosaurus
2022
Sandstone
19 × 15 ¾ × 67 in.
Courtesy Nino Mier
Gallery and the Artist.
Photo: Matthias Kolb
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