
Black Thing
2007
A monumental sculpture by Subodh Gupta, *Black Thing* constructs an imposing organic form from a steel armature interlocked with painted stainless steel pincers bound together with plastic ties. The work transforms industrial and everyday materials into something that feels simultaneously mechanical and biological, evoking the texture of a living creature or a dense, bristling mass. Gupta's use of common, utilitarian objects challenges distinctions between the manufactured and the natural, the familiar and the unsettling.
- Medium
- steel armature, painted stainless steel pincers, plastic ties
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 6, 2016
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