”An example of pushing the boundaries can be seen in Raqib Shaw’s Death, Beauty, and Justice IV.V.. Made with stainless steel mesh, rods, and fibreglass, the piece gives voice to a simple but impactful message. The London Wheel Hub 513365 based Indian artist, on a base of archival paper, creates art with industrial paint, acrylic, glitter, and rhinestones. Lokhande’s art, on the other hand, is a new version of the Last Supper, depicting famous fictional villains like the Joker, Maleficent, Night King, and the Mad Queen, along with a self-portrait of the artist sitting at the centre.Explaining this trend, Vice President, Business Strategy and Operations, Siddhanth Shetty says, “Contemporary artists are always looking to push the boundaries of how art is being conveyed. That’s why you see contemporary art is made in different forms. Eventually, we want to have an impact on how society thinks, how society should steer in that direction so they tend to have those kinds of ideologies that come across.One look at the catalogue and it is apparent that this is not like a regular art auction.The most notable and expensive artwork in the lot comes from Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. The piece is estimated to go for upwards of three crores. There’s always this young generation of artists who are going to put these messages out there because they want society to look into it. Talking about this, Siddhanth says: “Your policy and ideology is a big expression of art, and I believe that the artists in the contemporary sphere are big thinkers. With names like Takashi Murakami and Yue Minjun being auctioned for the first time in India, along with familiar names like Atul Dodhiya and T. Tomorrow if something we think is valued X and doesn’t reach that particular valuation, it has a detrimental effect on the new artist because it brings their value down. You always have to respect new artists in an auction, it’s not something that is in our control. So I always believe that art can never be confined in a certain medium, art is just an expression and medium is just a way in which they like to express.The auction also comprises art from upcoming artists such as Lakshman Rao Kotturu and Suryakant Lokhande, amongst others.Another pattern that may be observed is that of the subjects picked by the artists, women in particular. Siddhanth believes that it is the auction house’s responsibility to give such artists space and respect they deserve.
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