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Jitish Kallat — Frozen Footnotes - 1
Jitish Kallat

Frozen Footnotes - 1

A dense accumulation of numbers and numerical data cascades across the canvas in Jitish Kallat's *Frozen Footnotes - 1*, rendered in oil and acrylic with a luminous, almost digital intensity. The chromed steel elements introduce a reflective, industrial quality that contrasts with the painterly surface, blurring the boundary between the handmade and the mechanical. Kallat transforms raw data into an overwhelming visual field, inviting contemplation of how statistics and figures shape — yet often obscure — our understanding of human experience.

Medium
oil, acrylic, chromed steel on canvas

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Under the Influence

April 13, 2015

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Jitish Kallat, Frozen Footnotes - 1

A dense accumulation of numbers and numerical data cascades across the canvas in Jitish Kallat's *Frozen Footnotes - 1*, rendered in oil and acrylic with a luminous, almost digital intensity. The chromed steel elements introduce a reflective, industrial quality that contrasts with the painterly surface, blurring the boundary between the handmade and the mechanical. Kallat transforms raw data into an overwhelming visual field, inviting contemplation of how statistics and figures shape — yet often obscure — our understanding of human experience.

Medium
oil, acrylic, chromed steel on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Color, Conceptual, Layered, Mixed Media, Indian, Canvas, Expressive, Modern, Abstract, Contemporary

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Art Institute of Chicago