To say that Anish Kapoor’s new body of work contains his first paintings in years is to stretch the description of a painting somewhat - as far as he’s stretched the paint, silicon and white resin on the canvases in fact, some of which project two feet from the gallery wall.
Nevertheless, for want of a better description the word 'painting' was the one the artist settled on this morning when describing his new work to us at the Lisson Gallery. These creations hang precariously on the wall, their apparent weight seemingly defying gravity itself. The initial impression is, as others have noted, of three dimensional Francis Bacons, a comparison Kapoor was quick to bat away when it appeared saying, "Bless him. Love him. But he’s not my thing. It’s not what I intend to do or what I want or need to do.
To say that Anish Kapoor’s new body of work contains his first paintings in years is to stretch the description of a painting somewhat - as far as he’s stretched the paint, silicon and white resin on the canvases in fact, some of which project two feet from the gallery wall.Nevertheless, for want of a better description the word 'painting' was the one the artist settled on this morning when describing his new work to us at the Lisson Gallery. These creations hang precariously on the wall, their apparent weight seemingly defying gravity itself. The initial impression is, as others have noted, of three dimensional Francis Bacons, a comparison Kapoor was quick to bat away when it appeared saying, "Bless him. Love him. But he’s not my thing. It’s not what I intend to do or what I want or need to do.
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