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Ricky Swallow | |
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 Ricky Swallow in his Los Angeles studio, 2009 | |
| Born | Ricky Swallow 1974 San Remo, Victoria, Australia |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Movement | postmodern |
| Website | rickyswallow |
Ricky Swallow is an Australian sculptor (born in San Remo, Victoria in 1974), who lives and works in Los Angeles. [1] He creates detailed pieces and installations in a variety of media, often utilising objects of everyday life as well as the body (bones etc.). He studied at the Victorian College of the Arts. [2] He won the Contempora 5 Prize in Melbourne at the age of 25 in 1999. He was later selected to be the Australian representative at the 2005 Venice Biennale with This Time Another Year. [3]
