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Artworks
Mohan Samant
Untitled (Figure and Body Parts), 1982Cut, coloured and foleded paper and mixed media43.8 x 36.2 x 4.4 cm
17 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 1 3/4 in'The work 'Untitled: Figure and Body Parts' marks an evolutionary milestone: It is an assemblage made entirely from folded-paper cutouts, unlike Samant’s previous canvas paintings with applied paper-cutout vignettes. It...'The work 'Untitled: Figure and Body Parts' marks an evolutionary milestone: It is an assemblage made entirely from folded-paper cutouts, unlike Samant’s previous canvas paintings with applied paper-cutout vignettes. It is a small work. The claustrophobic
juxtaposition of figures and body parts punctuated with myriad peepholes and crevices invokes curiosity. Imagery wraps around the perimeter and along the sides, forming a complex structure that looks deceptively lightweight. Shadows formed by the recesses and folds add another dimension.'
Monograph, pg. 272Provenance
The Estate of the ArtistExhibitions
London, Phillips X & Grosvenor Gallery, Crossing Borders: Modern Art from South Asia, 10 - 31 July 2025, (illustrated in the exhibition catalogue)Publications
Ranjoit Hoskote, Marcella Sirhandi and Jeffrey Wechsler, Mohan Samant, Paintings, Mapin, Ahmedabad, 2013, pgs. 94, 95, 272, 388, 389, 390, 391 & 4551of 2
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