{"product_id":"frank-stella-indian-birds","title":"Frank Stella: Indian Birds (Rare edition)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKaren Wilkin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHardcover | 26 x 0.7 x 28.5 cm | 62 pp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMnuchin Gallery | 2023 | 9798988041917\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMnuchin Gallery's exhibition, \u003cem\u003eFrank Stella: Indian Birds \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003epresented\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ea historic first, the showing six of Stella’s\u003cem\u003e Indian Birds\u003c\/em\u003e, alongside the artist’s archival drawings and maquettes for the series. This broad display, focused on a singular body of work,  illuminates Stella’s intricate and multi-layered artistic process. This catalogue features an essay by Karen Wilkin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn October 1977, Frank Stella arrived in Ahmedabad, India, at the invitation of the prominent Sarabhai family, whose foundation regularly extended hospitality to visiting artists. Assisted by the Sarabhai’s team, Stella would complete the preparatory drawings and maquettes that form the foundation of the \u003cem\u003eIndian Bird\u003c\/em\u003e series. To begin, he would create two drawings, A and B, comprised of \u003cem\u003eirregular curves - \u003c\/em\u003earced shapes borrowed from drafting templates for railroad curves and ship curves, typically employed by engineers. By superimposing drawings A and B, Stella would create a third, which served as the blueprint for the tin alloy maquettes. The \u003cem\u003eIndian Bird \u003c\/em\u003emaquettes, displayed here as a complete set for the first time since their inaugural exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1979, provide a rare glimpse into Stella’s detailed conceptual practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Stella is renowned for his prolific output, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndian Birds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare an exceptionally rare series consisting of only a dozen works, the majority of which are housed in esteemed museums and public institutions. Fabricated in New York between 1978 and 1979, the full-scale \u003cem\u003eIndian Birds\u003c\/em\u003e are monumental creations, each scaled 5.5x times larger than their respective maquettes. Characterised by an ornate grandeur, dynamism, and dramatic light and shadow, the \u003cem\u003eIndian Birds\u003c\/em\u003e have frequently sparked comparisons to Baroque art. Indeed, it was within this series that Stella vigorously explored the figure-ground relationship, pushing it to its utmost limits. Using a transparent gridded armature to suspend his technicolor and glittered metal curves, Stella created pictorial compositions that transcended the confines of two dimensions and challenge painting’s conventional notion of flatness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrank Stella: Indian Birds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emarks Mnuchin Gallery’s third presentation of the artist’s oeuvre, following exhibitions of his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eExotic Birds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2009) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack, Aluminium, and Copper Paintings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2012). In line with these previous exhibitions, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndian Birds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eencapsulate Frank Stella’s well-established contributions to the American artistic tradition. At the same time, as they balance gravitas and playfulness, visual opulence and intellectual rigour, the works on view in this exhibition offer contemporary audiences the opportunity to form novel perspectives on the intersection of painting and sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mnuchin Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47758164361474,"sku":"BK-MNU-FSIB-001-DE","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_5415_407bb285-8e03-442e-9b7e-b61c5488d2bf.jpg?v=1782820556","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/frank-stella-indian-birds","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}