Gathering Clouds by Anish Kapoor (b.1954)
Since the late 1970s Anish Kapoor has extended the scope and language of contemporary sculpture through his exploration of scale, material and colour, and the concept of the void, which he considers not as an absence but as an invitation to presence. As with the work Gathering Clouds I-II-III-IV, materials are not painted, but impregnated with pigment, so as to negate the idea of an outer surface, inviting the viewer in to the inner reaches of the imagination. The artist’s intention is to engage the viewer through the dark cavities of the work, awe and fascination through their size and simple , their inviting surfaces and their reflective surfaces or impalpable dark voids. Here, the artist has succeeded in creating a balance between the physical presence of the pigment and the sublime of the void.
Gathering Clouds by Anish Kapoor (b.1954)
Since the late 1970s Anish Kapoor has extended the scope and language of contemporary sculpture through his exploration of scale, material and colour, and the concept of the void, which he considers not as an absence but as an invitation to presence. As with the work Gathering Clouds I-II-III-IV, materials are not painted, but impregnated with pigment, so as to negate the idea of an outer surface, inviting the viewer in to the inner reaches of the imagination. The artist’s intention is to engage the viewer through the dark cavities of the work, awe and fascination through their size and simple , their inviting surfaces and their reflective surfaces or impalpable dark voids. Here, the artist has succeeded in creating a balance between the physical presence of the pigment and the sublime of the void.