Hattakitkosol Somchai, Reindeer Polished Nickel Sculpture

Art Sculptures

$875

Material

Polished Nickel

Color

Silver

Origin

Thailand

Age / Period

1970-1989

Dimensions

Height: 14 inches, Length: 11 inches, Width: 5 inches

Condition

Estate / Pre-owned

Hattakitkosol Somchai (Thai, 1934-2000) Polished nickel sculpture mounted to a polished stone base, signed and numbered 17/100 on the underside ++MEASUREMENTS++ HEIGHT: 14 INCHES LENGTH: 11 INCHES WIDTH: 5 INCHES TOTAL WEIGHT: 16 LBS, 8 OUNCES Hattakitkosol Somchai --------------------- Hattakitkosol Somchai was born in 1934 and was largely influenced by the 1950s growing up. New York City became the focus for modernism on an international scale during the Post-War period. Many artists had travelled to the city during the Second World War, fleeing in exile from Europe. This led to a significant pooling of talent and ideas. Influential Europeans such as Piet Mondrian, Josef Albers and Hans Hoffmann provided inspiration for American artists whilst in New York, and influenced cultural growth in the United States for many decades to come. Abstract Expressionism, a form of painting that studied ideas of spirituality and the sublime, dominated the 1950s. Many artists focused on the formal properties of painting, and action painting took inspiration from the political freedom of the United States, as opposed to the strict nature of the Soviet bloc. Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Frank Kline, Barnett Newman, Clyfford Still and Adolph Gottlieb were predominant artists of this period. The male dominated environment has been subsequently revised to acknowledge the contributions of female artists such as Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, and Louise Bourgeois, amongst others.