Revelations: New works by Aidan
Fantastic exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery of new work by Aidan, a Russian artist.
I loved the
sculptures in black and white marble particular three draped figures walking
across the room. My western art eye took these to be nuns but reading the
commentary they are a take on Islamic women. I also liked the black marble wall
plaques with white marble hands coming out of them. Oh and also the set of
marble books called “Without words”. Each one was slightly different with
ruffled pages and turned down edges.
The paintings of
drapery were beautiful. They went well with the sculptures but were lovely works in
their own right. The video installation of veiled female figures dominating a
group of men had a certain charm too!
The later works
were more realistic and I loved a male figure lying on the floor in a cruciform
shape and the contrast with the rougher marble of the drapery and the smooth of
his body.
Closes on 28
February 2016
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