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"Material is not only a means, but a whole process; through the 'bones' and surfaces of a material, the concepts, the ideas, the dreams, the emotions, find their expression." - SANKHO CHAUDHURI

Sankho Chaudhuri's largely abstract, evocative sculptures were imbued with his essential understanding of the qualities of the materials he was adept at shaping. With the delicate folding of stainless steel in the present lot, Chaudhuri... "Material is not only a means, but a whole process; through the 'bones' and surfaces of a material, the concepts, the ideas, the dreams, the emotions, find their expression." - SANKHO CHAUDHURI

Sankho Chaudhuri's largely abstract, evocative sculptures were imbued with his essential understanding of the qualities of the materials he was adept at shaping. With the delicate folding of stainless steel in the present lot, Chaudhuri creates "space transformations... though many of his forms are very simple they bring to mind the 'bird' form. These are free interpretations of birds, conveying a light, airy feeling. His forms whether casted in metal or worked in sheet-metal, enveloping space, express the essential spirit of things." (Pran Nath Mago, "Some Consequential Contemporary Artists of India," Contemporary Art in India: A Perspective, New Delhi: National Book Trust, India, 2001, p. 182)

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