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Anish Kapoor
(Mumbai 1954)
Les Objets d'Artistes: A Vase
Incised © ANISH KAPOOR 1993 BELGIUM on the bottom of the terra cotta base
Edition of unlimited size
Published by Slegten & Toegemann, Brussels, with original packaging and booklet
Ceramics on terra cotta base, H. 11 x W. 23.6 x D. 18.9 cm
Provenance:
- Galerie Binnen, Amsterdam (2002) (incl. copy of invoice)
- Private collection, the Netherlands
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Anish Kapoor is a British sculptor of Indian descent who lives and works in London and is considered one of the greatest figures of contemporary art. Perhaps most famous for sculptures in the public space, that are both adventures in form and feats of engineering, Kapoor manoeuvres between vastly different scales, across numerous series of work. Kapoor is a representative of a group of English sculptors who became known under the name 'New British Sculpture’. The group is characterised by strikingly colourful, playful and poetic use of materials. Correspondingly, a certain nonchalance and an almost ‘painterly’ character is given by Kapoor to the prevailing heavy and massive materials in sculpture - such as wood, stone, bronze or steel.
Principally, the artist’s work can be translated as a synthesis of two different worlds: India, where he grew up until he was 17 and England, where he has lived ever since. A trip to his native country in 1979 inspired Kapoor to create his own visual language in which he strives for a unity of conflicting elements. Therefore, his images often deal with the antithesis between men and women, light and shadow, organic and geometric, spiritual and material, inside and outside.
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Anish Kapoor
(Mumbai 1954)
Les Objets d'Artistes: A Vase
Incised © ANISH KAPOOR 1993 BELGIUM on the bottom of the terra cotta base
Edition of unlimited size
Published by Slegten & Toegemann, Brussels, with original packaging and booklet
Ceramics on terra cotta base, H. 11 x W. 23.6 x D. 18.9 cm
Provenance:
- Galerie Binnen, Amsterdam (2002) (incl. copy of invoice)
- Private collection, the Netherlands
Note:
Anish Kapoor is a British sculptor of Indian descent who lives and works in London and is considered one of the greatest figures of contemporary art. Perhaps most famous for sculptures in the public space, that are both adventures in form and feats of engineering, Kapoor manoeuvres between vastly different scales, across numerous series of work. Kapoor is a representative of a group of English sculptors who became known under the name 'New British Sculpture’. The group is characterised by strikingly colourful, playful and poetic use of materials. Correspondingly, a certain nonchalance and an almost ‘painterly’ character is given by Kapoor to the prevailing heavy and massive materials in sculpture - such as wood, stone, bronze or steel.
Principally, the artist’s work can be translated as a synthesis of two different worlds: India, where he grew up until he was 17 and England, where he has lived ever since. A trip to his native country in 1979 inspired Kapoor to create his own visual language in which he strives for a unity of conflicting elements. Therefore, his images often deal with the antithesis between men and women, light and shadow, organic and geometric, spiritual and material, inside and outside.
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