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lot 50

G. Ravinder Reddy

Head-06

painted and gold gilded polyester, resin and fiberglass
height - 53.5 in. (136 cm.)
width - 35.5 in. (90 cm.)
depth - 51.5 in. (131 cm.)
executed in 2005

Bought-In

Estimate: US$ 180,000 - 240,000

Lot Closed

Lot Details

Signed and dated 'G. Ravinder Reddy / 2005' (inside the hollow of the base)
(Unique piece)

PROVENANCE
Sotheby's / Sale N08290 / Lot 44 / Indian Contemporary Art / New York / 22 September 2006
Private collection, Mumbai
Private collection, New York

LOT ESSAY
The current lot titled, "Head - 06", showcases G. Ravinder Reddy's genius in three dimensions. This sculpture of a woman's head, imposing in its monumentality, portrays the artist's unique fusion between Western pop art sensibilities and Indian folkloric tradition. In this iconic head, Reddy re-appropriates both the sensual and the sacred, reflecting on the contention between traditionalism and modernity using the female form.

G. Ravinder Reddy

(b. 1956)
Born in Suryapet, Andhra Pradesh, Ravinder Reddy received his B.F.A. (Sculpture) and M.F.A. (Creative Sculpture), from M.S. University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda, in 1980 and 1982 respectively. He also has a Diploma (Art and Design) from the goldsmith College of Arts, University of London, 1983, and has done a short certificate course in Ceramics at the Royal College of Art, London, 1984. He has held solo exhibitions since 1981, the most recent one being at Grosvenor Vadehra, London in 2008. His works have been part of group exhibitions such as the one held at the Japan Foundation Asian Center, Tokyo; the Third Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 1999; Nature Morte, Delhi, 2000; Gallery Espace, New Delhi, 2001; Institute de Culture, Barcelona, 2002, Lalit Kala Galleries by Gallery Espace, New Delhi, 2003. The artist currently lives and works in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.