„The Grace of the Unknown “ is an art project by German artist MARINA DELLA PREDA. The artist created various creature sculptures by combining elements of different formerly living animals and thereby creating a fascinating world of new mystic, distinct creatures.
They document the beauty and connection with nature and are a symbol of evolution. Each sculpture tells its own story. Therefore the artworks exude a natural persuasive force and charisma - a unique personality.
The mystical creatures form entirely new species which have never existed but could nevertheless live in a phantasy world or in earlier times. The sculptures are recreations of animal trophies that could exist on other worlds. Every sculpture derives from a recognizable original species but has additional features that tell it apart from everything humankind knows or has seen so far.
Statement
"I’m an aestheticist. I love playing with light, complexity and finding beauty in the darkness and shadows. I like the notion of making the unseen, seen. With my sculptures, I've been experimenting with the patterns and textures found within the natural world, combining scale and context to create new species that, while being wholly grounded in reality, feel other-worldly."
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