Anish Kapoor Outline & Bibliography
Intro Anish Kapoor
>british sculptor
1. Void aka "Bowl" (1989)
>Fiber glass and pigment. 200x200x100cm. monochromatic. (singularity)
>cave analogy. what it would be like to look at the outside, from the inside of a cave
>total darkness. inability to focus on this kind of blue
>humans cant avoid the darkness. void forces you to face the darkness (self-reflection)
>concavity common in his work.
>appears weightless, floating in space
2. When I am Pregnant aka "A White Bump on a White Wall" (1992)
>fiberglass and paint
>singular. one bump on a wall. inspired by Ayers Rock in AUS.
>deceptive. appears hallow and not present, like ayers rock. reality vs illusion
>pregnant; from the front, it mostly blends in with its surroundings. from the side, it is unavoidably visible.
3. Cloud Gate aka "The Bean" Chicago (2004)
>stainless steel. 10x20x12.8m. (singularity)
>mirror coating allows the viewers to see reflections of themselves from different perspectives
>draws in and incorporates the audience.
>distorts scale and space. it is big and small at the same time, depending on which perspective you're looking at it from
>concave chamber under the sculpture distorts perception.
>"camouflaged in its space" adapts to its surroundings
4. Internal Object in Three Parts (2013-2015)
> 293x218x40cm silicone ("bodily material") and pigment
>painting, which was rare coming from Kapoor
>the interior of the painting, like the interior of a human
>another form of inside-out. dark theme.
>not gestural, no indication of where it starts or where it ends. one single thing. singularity
5. Sectional Body Preparing for Monadic Singularity (2015)
>inflatable pvc and steel. 7.32x7.32x7.32m (singularity)
>large object which is actually lightweight
>featured exhibit in chateau de versailles
> the idea of involution. inverted. inside on the outside.
Summary
>singularity. scale.
>what's bigger is what's inside, like humans
>more than meets the eye, altering reality
>"I'm not really interested in being the artist I'm supposed to be"
>2018 designed trophy for brit awards
Bibliography
>“Anish Kapoor Works.” Anishkapoor.com, anishkapoor.com/#works.
>“Anish Kapoor designs sculptural red trophy for Brit Awards 2018.” Dezeen, 27 Nov. 2017, www.dezeen.com/2017/11/27/anish-kapoor-designs-sculptural-red-trophy-brit-awards-2018/.
>british sculptor
>1954, bombay (mumbai), india
>1973 london. Attended chelsea school of art & design
>influenced by his teacher Paul Neagu who taught him a new artistic vision
>sculptor, large-scale site-specific
>Works with the concept of the "non-object". Illusions of depth and space
>1973 london. Attended chelsea school of art & design
>influenced by his teacher Paul Neagu who taught him a new artistic vision
>sculptor, large-scale site-specific
>Works with the concept of the "non-object". Illusions of depth and space
>themes of darkness and singularity. the ability to alter reality and perspective
>making objects out of the immaterial
>exclusive rights to vantablack
>exclusive rights to vantablack
1. Void aka "Bowl" (1989)
>Fiber glass and pigment. 200x200x100cm. monochromatic. (singularity)
>cave analogy. what it would be like to look at the outside, from the inside of a cave
>total darkness. inability to focus on this kind of blue
>humans cant avoid the darkness. void forces you to face the darkness (self-reflection)
>concavity common in his work.
>appears weightless, floating in space
2. When I am Pregnant aka "A White Bump on a White Wall" (1992)
>fiberglass and paint
>singular. one bump on a wall. inspired by Ayers Rock in AUS.
>deceptive. appears hallow and not present, like ayers rock. reality vs illusion
>pregnant; from the front, it mostly blends in with its surroundings. from the side, it is unavoidably visible.
3. Cloud Gate aka "The Bean" Chicago (2004)
>stainless steel. 10x20x12.8m. (singularity)
>mirror coating allows the viewers to see reflections of themselves from different perspectives
>draws in and incorporates the audience.
>distorts scale and space. it is big and small at the same time, depending on which perspective you're looking at it from
>concave chamber under the sculpture distorts perception.
>"camouflaged in its space" adapts to its surroundings
4. Internal Object in Three Parts (2013-2015)
> 293x218x40cm silicone ("bodily material") and pigment
>painting, which was rare coming from Kapoor
>the interior of the painting, like the interior of a human
>another form of inside-out. dark theme.
>not gestural, no indication of where it starts or where it ends. one single thing. singularity
5. Sectional Body Preparing for Monadic Singularity (2015)
>inflatable pvc and steel. 7.32x7.32x7.32m (singularity)
>large object which is actually lightweight
>featured exhibit in chateau de versailles
> the idea of involution. inverted. inside on the outside.
Summary
>singularity. scale.
>what's bigger is what's inside, like humans
>more than meets the eye, altering reality
>"I'm not really interested in being the artist I'm supposed to be"
>2018 designed trophy for brit awards
Bibliography
>“Anish Kapoor Works.” Anishkapoor.com, anishkapoor.com/#works.
>“Anish Kapoor.” Guggenheim, www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/anish-kapoor.
>hirshhornmuseum. YouTube, YouTube, 11 Dec. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE1WKJ_8OTU.>“Anish Kapoor designs sculptural red trophy for Brit Awards 2018.” Dezeen, 27 Nov. 2017, www.dezeen.com/2017/11/27/anish-kapoor-designs-sculptural-red-trophy-brit-awards-2018/.
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