Artwork details

Artist

Title

Breathing Blue

Description

Offset lithograph on 350gsm paper
11.81 x 16.54 in (30.0 x 42.0 cm)
From a limited edition of 100. Hand numbered (verso).
Excellent, 'as new' condition.

Notes: A beautifully vibrant piece by Sir Anish Kapoor, and one which plays right into the 'classic Kapoor' motif the artist generates by operating on the boundaries of pigment, stone and metal. Kapoor's work has always blurred the boundaries between architecture and sculpture, and his pigment pieces such as this one this continue to do so. His larger works such as his 'Cloud Gate' piece in Chicago (AKA ' The Chicago Bean') and the Sky Mirror that was installed at the Rockefeller Center back in 2007 continue to push this narrative further in a more public setting.

Anish Kapoor's Breathing Blue concentrates deep blue into a softly edged form that dissolves into a lighter surrounding field. Its dark centre appears to recede, while the luminous blue perimeter gives the image a subtle sense of expansion. With no hard outline to anchor the shape, colour alone creates an impression of depth and quiet movement.

All works are supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Dovehouse Contemporary.

Date

2020

Medium

Offset Lithograph

Edition

From a limited edition of 100. Hand numbered (verso).

Signature

Unsigned

Sheet

11.81 x 16.54 in (30.0 x 42.0 cm) cm

Status

Available

Price

Price on request

Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor moved to the UK in the 1970s to study art. Born in Bombay to a Jewish mother and Hindu father, Kapoor decided to become an artist while studying to be an engineer in Israel. He left for the UK in 1973 to attend the Hornsey College of Art, followed by a time at the Chelsea School of Art and Design. He’s lived and worked in London ever since. Kapoor’s works often cross the boundaries between art and architecture. His free-standing sculptures and installations are often large pieces, displayed in public places. These include ‘Taratantata’, which is on show at the Baltic Flour Mills in Gateshead in northern England. The work is 35 metres high and created out of polished stainless steel. Another of his steel constructions is ‘Marsyas’, a 3,400 square feet piece on display at the Tate Modern on London’s south bank. It is three steel rings combined by PVC membrane.