A sculpture of a brain by British artist Tracey Emin has sold for £7,500 at an auction in aid of Parkinson’s UK. The work was among a selection of sculptures sold at Christie’s auction house as part of the Me, My Brain And I series to raise money for the Parkinson’s research and support charity.
The 59-year-old artist’s sculpture, titled You **** My Brains Out Every Time, featured black and white acrylic paint on a cast resin brain. The brain sculpture design, from which each of the sculptures were created, was initially conceived by theatrical effects artist Schoony.
The artist, whose background is rooted in special effects and prosthetics, created the form of the life-sized fabricated brains for participating artists to use as a blank canvas after they were asked to consider what their brain means to them and create a new work inspired by their thoughts. Other works sold during the auction on Wednesday evening included Alex Echo’s Tremor, which fetched £2,000 and featured enamel paint in an array of bright colours on moulded resin with a built-in motor.
