8 October 09
www.royalacademy.org.uk
A cannon firing Napoleonic wax, a pregnancy sculpture called Mother as Mountain and a room full of clay worms... this is mega art and mega fun!!!
The Royal Academy of Arts presents a major solo exhibition of the work of the internationally acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor, winner of the 1991 Turner Prize and one of the most influential and pioneering sculptors of his generation. Born in India in 1954, Anish Kapoor studied at Hornsey College of Art, London (1973 – 1977) and at Chelsea School of Art, London (1977 – 1978).
The two show stoppers have to be Svayambh and Shooting in the Corner. Svyambh (Sanskrit for self generated) is a l40 tonne mass of red wax slithering on rails across the gallery leaving a trail of residue behind it. Shooting in the Corner is an enormous cannon that shoots 9 kg of wax pellet, every few minutes, through an archway onto a wall where it leaves a red smear like vermilion. These are brutal, beautiful and preposterous... just what you would expect!
The retrospective also contains examples of Anish Kapoor’s other works. One room features brightly pigmented sculptures. Large ‘Hive’ pallets of clay cover the floor in a second room, describing the organic forms seen in nature. Another features mirror and steel works.
Amazing show...!
Shooting in the corner - 2009
Svayambh - 2009
A cannon firing Napoleonic wax, a pregnancy sculpture called Mother as Mountain and a room full of clay worms... this is mega art and mega fun!!!
The Royal Academy of Arts presents a major solo exhibition of the work of the internationally acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor, winner of the 1991 Turner Prize and one of the most influential and pioneering sculptors of his generation. Born in India in 1954, Anish Kapoor studied at Hornsey College of Art, London (1973 – 1977) and at Chelsea School of Art, London (1977 – 1978).
The two show stoppers have to be Svayambh and Shooting in the Corner. Svyambh (Sanskrit for self generated) is a l40 tonne mass of red wax slithering on rails across the gallery leaving a trail of residue behind it. Shooting in the Corner is an enormous cannon that shoots 9 kg of wax pellet, every few minutes, through an archway onto a wall where it leaves a red smear like vermilion. These are brutal, beautiful and preposterous... just what you would expect!
The retrospective also contains examples of Anish Kapoor’s other works. One room features brightly pigmented sculptures. Large ‘Hive’ pallets of clay cover the floor in a second room, describing the organic forms seen in nature. Another features mirror and steel works.
Amazing show...!
Shooting in the corner - 2009
Svayambh - 20099 out of 10
