Kaiko Moti Study Still Life Original Etching S/N Artwork

Description: BIO: Kaiko Moti (1921-1989) Born in Bombay, India in 1921, Moti began private design classes at age fourteen, and by eighteen had enrolled the Bombay School of Fine Arts. In 1946, Moti moved to London, England and continued his art studies at the Slade School of Art of the University College where he received his Masters Degree in painting and sculpture. Then, in 1950 he moved to Paris and attended the Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, studying sculpture under Ossip Zadkine. Lack of space in Paris was a challenge to Moti, so in 1952 he took up the art of engraving with Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17, where he pioneered the technique of viscosity printing—a medium where he was able to truly express his creative sensibilities. When asked about his work, Moti once said, “For me, nature is a mirror that reflects beauty without forgetting that beauty is made up of moral values, dignity and love." His erudite understanding of tonality and serenity that he captures in both his landscapes and animal portraits allows us to imagine a world still unsullied by man—a world that feels lifetimes away. Even in his portraiture work, there is a timeless, ethereal quality to the image—an almost ghostly depiction—that transcends humanistic images to reveal the true essence of life. A tree is not a tree, the rock is not a rock; it is the spirit that animates the tree, it is the latent power in the rock. Moti’s work has been shown all over the world including the Biennale in Venice, the Festival of India exhibitions in the Indian consulate in New York and at Meridian House International in Washington D.C. as well as in public and private collections worldwide (including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London; the French National Museum of Modern Art and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris). Moti died in Paris in 1989. Lublin Graphics, Inc. has had the distinction of exclusively publishing Moti's original etching and lithography over a period spanning from 1962 until his death in 1989. Lublin Graphics remains the premier purveyor of his works on paper. When asked what is Art’s purpose, Moti responded, “In its simplest form, we think of art as creating images and decorating walls. But for an artist, the most important thing is a desire to paint. Not a selfish desire, but a desire to make a moment timeless, a sunset eternal, to preserve an emotion or a joy of the senses.” In the original etching “Study Still Life” we see the master engraver Kaiko Moti take one of art’s most universal lessons—the bowl of fruit—and recreate it in a way that only he can. Here we can see that Moti truly mastered the subtle play of light, and can create a dreamy ambiance where there wasn’t one before. What separates this piece from so many of the famous fruit bowl still life’s is this: Moti does not try to emulate or recreate the works of Cezanne, Vermeer, or Caravaggio with this piece, but instead seems to be paying homage to the masters who came before him—leaving palate and brush ready and waiting for the painter to begin his work. This is not a still life, but a snapshot of the quiet moment before the artist begins his process…like the calm before the storm.

Price: 325 USD

Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

End Time: 2024-12-02T20:06:25.000Z

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