Stand Alone

細節

SHIBU NATESAN (B. 1966)
Stand Alone
signed, dated and titled 'SHIBU NATESAN - 2003 "STAND ALONE" ' (on reverse)
further signed in Tamil (on reverse)
oil on canvas
70 7/8 x 94½in. (180 x x240cm.)
Painted in 2003

出版

Ranjana Steinrücke, Under the Skin of Simulation, exh. cat. The Fine Art Resource, Berlin, 2003, illustrated

展覽

Berlin, The Fine Art Resource, Under the Skin of Simulation, Atul Dodiya, Surendran Nair, Shibu Natesan, September 16 - October 3, 2003

拍品專文

Shibu Natesan's works are often distinctly 'un-Indian' in that they reflect an internationalist painting-language and do not bear obvious markers towards Indian themes or subject matter. Instead Natesan conjures up surreal and dream-like images from fragments of memories and popular culture that are multi-layered, personally symbolic and mysterious. This painting is based on a photograph of Natesan's visit to Helsinki. It heightens the artist's sense of alienation by contrasting the darkened, lonely figures against the brightly lit, almost festive street scene.