The "Fall of the Damned" Lampshade
Although I can appreciate the artistic message and a certain ominous beauty, I honestly have no idea why anyone would hang this "the fall of the damned" lampshade in their home -- it's downright creepy. From a distance it appears as an interesting and intricate ornament, but up close the shapes focus into individual bodies twisted in fear as they fall to their doom -- frozen amidst shadows and plays of light from within. By Luc Merx for the mgx 'Private Collection,' the detail and feeling evoked by this piece is remarkable. Available in white only and in a limited edition of only 40 pieces, it's priced at $46,200.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dmitry Paradis Jun 27th 2007 4:53PM
You'd have to be crazy to buy something like this. If you look closer, you'll notice that these sets of 'damned' are actually rotated copies of each other around the perimeter, and can be made in any 3D modeling program with stock models. The physical object is done by stereolithography (you can see the "grain" on the page) with what appears to be standard laser-cured resin. This process is used for rapid prototyping and is getting cheaper and cheaper. It severely lacks human touch, noble materials and variance of the "damned".
Limited edition, private collection, yea right. It's not like the artist is carving away the marble. Making more copies is virtually as easy as File --> Print.
And to have the decency to charge $42K for this pile!! Reminds me of a cheap, soul-less version of Rodin's 'Gates of Hell'.
Rob in NoVA Jun 28th 2007 8:28AM
Maybe Hannibal Lecter...