Lot 333
  • 333

Tala Madani

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Tala Madani
  • Two Pillows and a Bolster
  • signed and dated 07 on the reverse
  • oil on linen
  • 30 by 40cm.; 11 7/8 by 15 3/4 in.
  • Executed in 2007.

Provenance

Lombard Freid Projects, New York
Acquired directly from the above in 2008

Exhibited

London, Saatchi Gallery, Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, 2009, pl. 90, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is slightly brighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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Catalogue Note

Two Pillows and a Bolster encapsulates Tala Mandani’s darkly comic subject matter and her highly original style of painting. A bald, middle-aged man is depicted sprawled across a bed, he has become entangled in his own turban and it covers his eyes rendering him temporarily blinded. The bed upon which he experiences his misfortune resembles the torso of a huge naked female, further adding to the tragic comedy of the scene. Using loose expressive brushwork Madani manages to combine sexual frustration, raw comedy and an almost cartoon like aesthetic within one canvas.