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The cruel blow that has left a generation of artists reeling
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Sam Jinks makes hyperreal sculptures of the human form, so anatomically correct it’s like peering into a mirror.
Each work takes months to complete: from the first sketch to clay model, from resolved maquette to hand-painted resin mold.
Sam Jinks’ hyperreal sculptures take months to complete.
Credit:Justin McManus
This month’s self-titled solo exhibition at the Sullivan + Strumpf gallery was to have been Jinks’ first in Australia in seven years, consolidating his many international successes on home soil.
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