'Gandhi's Three Monkeys', (Bronze, old utensils, steel; Balaclava head: 200 x 131 x 155 cm / 78 3/4 x 51 5/8 x 61 in) by the internationally acclaimed contemporary Indian artist, Subodh Gupta, has been recently put up at Katara, the captivating Cultural Village in Qatar.
The three sculptures denote ideology of India's most famous freedom fighter, who always propagated peace – the Father of the Nation - Mahatma Gandhi. They are depicted as three heads in military headgear done in brass domestic utensils, the forms of a soldier's helmet, a gas mask and a terrorist's hood, reinforcing the artist's dialectics of war and peace, both public and private, global and local – broad themes that run his work. The gears that are worn by the three men visible in the sculptures stand for the historical meaning of Ghandi's three famous monkeys, proclaiming ‘See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.’
The Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) Chief Executive Officer, Mansoor Al Khater, has been quoted as saying. "Subodh Gupta is a world renowned artist and this strong statement of peace couldn’t be installed in a better location. It also illustrated QMA's continued collaboration with Katara. We are grateful for their shared enthusiasm for the arts. “We are very proud to have installed Subbodh Gupta's Three Monkeys in Katara."
Subodh Gupta is renowned for exploring the deep impact of cultural translation as well dislocation through his wide-ranging work, using ubiquitous Indian kitchen utensils –in his nation’s humble homes like metal tiffins and thali pans. In a way, he looks to demonstrate the ability of visual art, when it comes to transcending cultural notions and economic boundaries.
In his enchanting and equally thought provoking artistic realm, Subodh Gupta puts the most quotidian objects and experiences in perfect equipoise between cultural, and spiritual abundance and emptiness, the two inseparable companions of all who try to cope up with today’s complex era of globalization and diaspora.
The three sculptures denote ideology of India's most famous freedom fighter, who always propagated peace – the Father of the Nation - Mahatma Gandhi. They are depicted as three heads in military headgear done in brass domestic utensils, the forms of a soldier's helmet, a gas mask and a terrorist's hood, reinforcing the artist's dialectics of war and peace, both public and private, global and local – broad themes that run his work. The gears that are worn by the three men visible in the sculptures stand for the historical meaning of Ghandi's three famous monkeys, proclaiming ‘See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.’
The Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) Chief Executive Officer, Mansoor Al Khater, has been quoted as saying. "Subodh Gupta is a world renowned artist and this strong statement of peace couldn’t be installed in a better location. It also illustrated QMA's continued collaboration with Katara. We are grateful for their shared enthusiasm for the arts. “We are very proud to have installed Subbodh Gupta's Three Monkeys in Katara."
Subodh Gupta is renowned for exploring the deep impact of cultural translation as well dislocation through his wide-ranging work, using ubiquitous Indian kitchen utensils –in his nation’s humble homes like metal tiffins and thali pans. In a way, he looks to demonstrate the ability of visual art, when it comes to transcending cultural notions and economic boundaries.
In his enchanting and equally thought provoking artistic realm, Subodh Gupta puts the most quotidian objects and experiences in perfect equipoise between cultural, and spiritual abundance and emptiness, the two inseparable companions of all who try to cope up with today’s complex era of globalization and diaspora.
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