MARK MANN
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ANTINOUS ARMY LIMITED EDITION
ANTINOUS ARMY LIMITED EDITION
ANTINOUS ARMY LIMITED EDITION
This limited edition of 100 antinous heads featured in the exhibition A Room Of One's Own at The Museum of Classical Archaeology in Cambridge (2025)
A Room Of One's Own
ANTINOUS ARMY LIMITED EDITION
ANTINOUS ARMY LIMITED EDITION
Mark Mann just closed his solo show at The Museum of Classical Archaeology in Cambridge
Selected artworks
Antinous Tile Framed no.1
Earthenware tile individually glazed
Framed in a floating frame which allows a gap around the raised up artwork
17.5 x 17.5 cm
£145
Antinous is an icon of Queer mythology and is a contemporary reminder of Queer love throughout history. Antinous was emperor Hadrian’s homosexual lover, who was famously so beautiful and youthful, that upon his death, Hadrian had him deified and named a city after him; he has long been considered an icon for the LGBTQ+ community.
Large Rhododendron Tile
Stoneware carnation tile hand-made and hand-glazed
25 x 16 cm (framed)
Framed in a floating frame which allows a gap around the raised up artwork
£185
Desire’s Reflection
Ceramic Bud Vase Thrown and hand glazed
£220 each
2 available
Narcissus, the myth of self-love, became a symbol for forbidden love between men—where longing is mirrored but never fulfilled. In the cut-out of these bud vases the viewer can see the silhouette of two faces looking towards each other.
Large penis platter
Hand decorated and glazed terracotta large platter with slip inlay and gold lustre inlay
39 x 38 x 6.5 cm
£345
Omi-Palone Head no.1
Cast ceramic hand glazed
10 x 9 x 8cm approx
Omi-palone means 'effeminate man' in Polari (To avoid imprisonment, gay men used Polari, a language that the Oxford English Dictionary says is “made up of Italianate phrases, rhyming slang and cant terms.”)
£60
Fig Leaf
Earthenware cast and carved fig leaf
Hand glazed
Available in small (£120) & large (£250), variety of styles
Modeled on the fig leaf that was commissioned by the V&A to cover the David Statue prior to Queen Victoria's visit in 1857
Hyacinthus Stand
I heard you in the garden (Adam and Steve)
I heard you in the garden (Adam and Steve)
Sculpted and wheel thrown terracotta with oil cloth glaze
26 x 18 x 18 cm approx
£310
Hyacinthus was the lover of the God Apollo in Greek Mythology. After Hyacinthus chose Apollo over the God of the Western winds, Zephyrus, in a fit of jealousy he killed Hyacinthus by blowing a discus into his head; the hyacinth flower was said to have risen, or been created by Apollo from his blood upon his death.
I heard you in the garden (Adam and Steve)
I heard you in the garden (Adam and Steve)
I heard you in the garden (Adam and Steve)
Press molded and hand-carved terracotta plate
45 x 36 x 6cm
£750
Hyacinthus Vases
I heard you in the garden (Adam and Steve)
Various colours - view in the shop section!
Hand finished ceramic bud vase
Approx 18.5 x 11 x 11cm
In Greek mythology Hyacinthus was a beautiful Spartan youth, who attracted the attention of two gods: Zephyrus and Apollo. After Hyacinthus chose Apollo, Zephyrus, who was god of the western wind, in a fit of jealousy blew a discus back into the young man's head. After his death, his lover, Apollo, transformed the dying youth into the Hyacinth.
Hyacinthus Planters
Various colours - view in the shop section!
Hand finished ceramic planter
Approx 21 x 12 x 12cm
£230 each
In Greek mythology Hyacinthus was a beautiful Spartan youth, who attracted the attention of two gods: Zephyrus and Apollo. After Hyacinthus chose Apollo, Zephyrus, who was god of the western wind, in a fit of jealousy blew a discus back into the young man's head. After his death, his lover, Apollo, transformed the dying youth into the Hyacinth.
Hyacinthus Stand Limited Edition
Terracotta cast head with sculpted headpiece
24 x 18 x 17.5cm approx
Limited edition of 3
2 out of 3 available
£350