Stainless steel

Subodh Gupta (born 1964, India)

Gupta's larger than life works are often tinged with humour and irony and engage with multiple artistic traditions. In “Spooning”, the artist presents two gigantic spoons stacked upon one another as one would often find in any cutlery tray. The effortless work is eye-catching, not just because of its enormity and shining stainless steel body, but also because of the way in which the artist has captured a deep sense of intimacy. The perfect fit of one spoon into another is a simple, even elementary, metaphor, yet placed before the viewer’s eyes Gupta’s work elevates this domestic visual into the ultimate representation of balance and harmony.