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ANNIE CABIGTING | Kunstmuseum
Estimate
480,000 - 680,000 HKD
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Description
- Annie Cabigting
- Kunstmuseum
- Oil on canvas
- 152.5 by 152.5 cm; 60 by 60 in.
- 2015
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist's studio
ARNDT Gallery, Berlin
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Private Collection, Australia
ARNDT Gallery, Berlin
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Private Collection, Australia
Exhibited
Berlin, Germany, WASAK! Filipino Art Today, ARNDT, 8 December 2015 - 30 January 2016
Condition
This work is in good overall condition as viewed. Unframed, on a stretcher.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"We all are critics in our own way with personal views, opinions and ideas about what we see. As an artist, I am interested in these multiple, layered and often fragmented ways of looking at things." Annie Cabigting cited in The Straits Times: Life!, Deepika Shetty, Annie Cabigting’s paintings showcase the importance of an audience in art, January 2013
Annie Cabigting’s works are tongue-in-cheek analyses of the painting genre that intelligently subvert the existing works of other artists.
In the present lot, she examines the culture of appreciating art through the lens of the gaze and semiotics of a viewer. As a painting within a painting, Kunstmuseum is a skilfully painted, photorealistic work that draws attention to the relationships between artist, subject, artwork, and spectator. Here, she focuses on the engagement between viewer and artwork by depicting a viewer shown from the back, directly facing an artwork in a museum setting.
Using an avatar to represent herself in multiple forms within the canvas, Cabigting interchanges between the role of artist/creator and viewer/critic. Her pictorial parables should not be seen as caricatures of the art world, but instead they are tributes to famous artworks. Through staged compositions that pair individuals and paintings together, the artist challenges trite concepts, such as a painting’s relationship with its viewer and its creative appropriation of materials. She highlights the difference between subject and subject matter, shedding light on the basic components of what constitutes art and viewership, from the various aspects of producing and looking at visual images throughout history.
Annie Cabigting’s works are tongue-in-cheek analyses of the painting genre that intelligently subvert the existing works of other artists.
In the present lot, she examines the culture of appreciating art through the lens of the gaze and semiotics of a viewer. As a painting within a painting, Kunstmuseum is a skilfully painted, photorealistic work that draws attention to the relationships between artist, subject, artwork, and spectator. Here, she focuses on the engagement between viewer and artwork by depicting a viewer shown from the back, directly facing an artwork in a museum setting.
Using an avatar to represent herself in multiple forms within the canvas, Cabigting interchanges between the role of artist/creator and viewer/critic. Her pictorial parables should not be seen as caricatures of the art world, but instead they are tributes to famous artworks. Through staged compositions that pair individuals and paintings together, the artist challenges trite concepts, such as a painting’s relationship with its viewer and its creative appropriation of materials. She highlights the difference between subject and subject matter, shedding light on the basic components of what constitutes art and viewership, from the various aspects of producing and looking at visual images throughout history.