Saturday, January 8, 2011

The Upside of Down

Daniel Firman, Wursa, 2008

In 1969, Georg Baselitz (below) painted his first picture to feature an inverted motif, "The Wood On Its Head." Displaying his work upturned gave the art world a bit of a shake, which is always a good thing. Since then, Baselitz has been a pioneer in turning the world upside down through his artworks. In an Op Artish way, Mequitta Ahuja's snake-like locks hypnotise the eye with their patterned charm. Above, Daniel Firman's mind-boggling elephant sculpture defies gravity as it does words.
Mequitta Ahuja, Wriggle, 2008
Georg Baselitz, The Wood on its Head, 1969

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