Out of the Dark

Name: Out of the Dark
Price: 1360.0 EUR
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Anish Kapoor opens an ultramarine fissure with his first silkscreen print.

While painting has become a central focus for Kapoor over the last decade, drawing has been an integral part of his practice f...

Anish Kapoor opens an ultramarine fissure with his first silkscreen print.

While painting has become a central focus for Kapoor over the last decade, drawing has been an integral part of his practice from the very beginning – offering a tactile counterpart to his more seamless sculptures.

Out of the Dark immerses the viewer in a mountain-like form that opens into a deep blue cavernous void. The print is based on a gouache work from 2016, taken from a group of drawings which evoke ‘sites of origin’ as mounds, mountains and voids in deeply saturated colours.

The artist has described blue as “a colour that reveals darkness in a deep and mysterious way.” It was used by Kapoor in his earliest explorations of the void as a sculptural form. Like the dichotomy between his sculptures and paintings, it exists in balance with its perceived opposite. While red calls to mind blood and bodies, blue is transcendent and empty. Earthly, yet cosmic.

Working closely with Kapoor, printmakers at Make-Ready in London paid close attention to chromatic accuracy. Spot colours including pure ultramarine were added to a CMYK separation to maximise depth and intensity in a 24 layer silkscreen print.

“I am thrilled to share my first silkscreen print and to collaborate with Avant Arte on this new edition, and look forward to participating in a project that takes artwork to a wider audience.”

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Dimensions

Unframed: 38.6cm x 66cm
Oak frame: 51.6cm x 78cm x 3.2cm
Black frame: 44.8cm x 72.2cm x 3.2cm

Framing

Prints can be ordered in one of two bespoke framing options – float-mounted inside an off-white passe-partout mount in a natural oak frame or float-mounted in a black painted wooden frame with visible grain, with a choice of UV and Optium plexiglass.

Medium

24 layer silkscreen print on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Satin paper with a matte varnish seal and deckled edges.

Authentication

Individually signed and numbered. Please note that at the artist’s request and in line with his other limited edition artworks, prints will not be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

Release date

December 11, 2023

Artist

Anish Kapoor

1 collaboration

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Behind the scenes at Make-Ready in London
An interview with
Sir Norman Rosenthal

Behind the scenes

Reviews from Avant collectors

incredible super premium packaging! the unboxing experience was wow! the piece is gorgeous, looking forward to hang it
Review of Guardian
It's my 1st art piece and I love it! I wish I got it framed.
Review of Guardian
Overall extremely impressed with Avant Arte, especialy with the shipping/packaging and materials included with the print. Definitely care and attention to detail not typicaly associated with art of this price-level. Thank you
Review of Untitled
im thrilled and am looking forward to purchasing another piece soon!
Review of Guardian
Great service delivering to Australia, thrilled with the artwork. look forward to hanging it once our renovation is finished.
Review of Diamond Vibration (Caught by the fuzz)
Luv, luv, luv! Simple and clean complexity! A genuine piece of Art to love and admire...daily!
Review of Descendent - Lucid Dreamer
really a masterpiece to add in my collection!Thanks a lot🙏🏻❤️
Review of Descendent - Lucid Dreamer
Everything was perfect. I'm impressed how it was packaged. Thank you.
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