KAPOOR, Anish; Untitled
Anish Kapoor has said: 'Red is the colour I've felt very strongly about ... Of course it's the colour of the interior of our bodies. In a way it's inside out ... I'm interested in the idea that form in a sense turns itself inside out, that the inside and the outside are equivalent to each other.'
The scale and saturated colour of Kapoor's sculptures engage the viewer both physically and psychologically. Using simple, strong forms, these enigmatic works enable audiences to directly experience primal states of being: from sensations of emptiness, to darkness, intimacy, and desire. In the specially commissioned work, Untitled, perception is manipulated through the use of a single rich colour, a highly reflective surface and monumental form, which inspires an elemental encounter with infinity - the work appears to devour and permeate our sense of space. This experience - the heightening of the senses and an instinctive response to form - is at the heart of Kapoor's practice.
Born in India in 1954 and currently living and working in the United Kingdom, Kapoor is a leading contemporary artist of international repute. In his practice, Kapoor employs a broad range of materials including stone, Vaseline, steam, pigments, and highly reflective, polished and mirrored aluminium and lacquered surfaces. Kapoor uses the language of sculpture to explore ideas of metaphysics and the sublime, and his dramatic and monumental works often push the scope of sculpture into the realm of architecture.
Connected objects
Untitled 2006-07
- KAPOOR, Anish - Creator