movement birth_place nationality name field birth_date article_title birth_name
postmodern australia san remo , victoria , australia australian ricky swallow sculpture , 1974 ricky swallow
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ricky swallow

ricky swallow is an australian sculptor -lrb- born in san remo , victoria in 1974 -rrb- , who lives and works in los angeles .
he creates detailed pieces and installations in a variety of media , often utilising objects of everyday life as well as the body -lrb- bones etc. -rrb- .
he first came to prominence in australia when 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 '' .
swallow is well known for works described as models , miniatures , replicas , copies , dioramas , homages , mementos , monuments and simulacra .
