
"The vessel’s thingness does not lie at all in the material ofwhich it consists, but in the void that it holds." - Anish Kapoor
A luminous, deeply pigmented acrylic form sits atop the artist's own pedestal, its polished surface drawing the eye inward toward a hollow interior that seems to absorb and dissolve light. Kapoor challenges the viewer to look past the material object itself and instead contemplate the charged emptiness within, suggesting that absence is the vessel's true subject. The work transforms void into presence, inviting a meditative tension between what is seen and what is felt.
- Medium
- acrylic, with artist's pedestal
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
November 12, 2013
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