Monday, 10 February 2014

Anish Kapoor

Or should I say Sir Anish?  He was knighted in 2013.

Best known (perhaps) for his ArcelorMittalOrbit structure in the Olympic Park.

Winner of the Turner prize in 1991

Very inventive!

Very rich!  He made $27 million profit in 2008, taking total revenue from his art to $62.7 million according to Wikipedia

Very productive - lots of stuff!

Very large scale!

Often works with architects and engineers.

His art sometimes alludes to dualities -   light/dark, male/female, conscious/unconscious etc

Started using brightly coloured pigment.  Moved on to polished stainless steel.

http://anishkapoor.com

At first glance I disliked his website, above, but it's actually quite a clever way of showing the enormous amount of stuff he's made.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/anish-kapoor-1384

http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/unilever-series-anish-kapoor-marsyas

http://www.lissongallery.com/artists/anish-kapoor

UPDATE 23rd September 2014

See Vantablack

See this tour of Kapoor's studio

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