Lot 592: SUNIL GAWDE (B. 1960)

SUNIL GAWDE (B. 1960)
Untitled
signed and dated twice 'sunil gawde 06' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
60 1/8 x 80 1/8 in. (152.7 x 203.5 cm.)
Painted in 2006

Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi

Property from a Private American Collection

Gawde's vibrant and textured paintings are pared down to energetic, essential forms reflecting the artist's concentration on geometry and the spiritual traditions of India. Precise yet fluid, his arcs are carefully calibrated and his roller and scraper blade techniques reveal brilliantly incandescent colors emerging from varying levels of impasto. Notably, Gawde is one of four Indian contemporary artists selected for the 53rd Venice Biennale (2009), forming part of the exhibition titled 'Making Worlds' and showcasing his new mechanized, steel sculpture Alliteration.