New statue depicts Moss in yoga pose

MATLOCK, England, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- British artist Marc Quinn plans to unveil a new, 10-foot sculpture depicting model Kate Moss in an extreme yoga position this fall.

The piece is a larger version of “Myth” or “Sphinx,” the white-painted bronze Quinn produced last year.

The work, which shows Moss with her ankles and arms contorted around her ears, will go on display this September at the Beyond Limits sale of modern and contemporary sculpture at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, The Guardian reported Wednesday.

"She is a contemporary version of the sphinx. A mystery," Quinn told the newspaper. "There must be something about her that has clicked with the collective unconscious to make her so ubiquitous, so spirit-of-the-age."

Alex Platon, a specialist in modern art at Sotheby's auction house, predicted the new Quinn sculpture will be a high point of the show.

"Myth (Sphinx) is a blow-away piece: She has a completely mesmerizing, Medusa-like effect," Platon said. "It is a piece that constantly plays tricks on the observer. ... Its size seems to change according to the position from which it is seen. At the same time, it is a real testament to the compelling, tantalizing, power of beauty."