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Lot 17
Surendran Nair
(1956)

Quadratrix, The Bad Behaviour of Singularities (Cuckoonebulopolis)



Nair's contradictions in imagery, injected with the clarity of his realism, are at the core of questions which he poses to the viewer – a gentle challenge to separate the mass propaganda and the innuendo of cultural response from the individual's ability to think and analyze.

"The compositional clarity, rich tones, and allegorical implications of the images seduce viewers with the familiar properties of icons. But these images function...



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  Lot 17 of 125  

SPRING AUCTION 2006
15-16 MARCH 2006

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Winning Bid
Rs 26,17,109
$60,863

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Surendran Nair
Quadratrix, The Bad Behaviour of Singularities (Cuckoonebulopolis)

Signed and dated in English (verso)
2005
Oil and silkscreen on canvas
35.5 x 27.5 in (90.2 x 69.8 cm)

Exhibited: The Bad Behaviour of Singularities, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai and Lalit Kala Akademi, Delhi, 2006

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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