Black Question
1994
240.0 x 114.0 cm
ILHAM Gallery
1953 - 2000, ThailandMontien Boonma frequently expressed his faith in his works through the use of question marks. These marks illustrated his view of life as a perpetual cycle of questions and answers. Even its spiral shape held meaning for him, as he believed it represented movement from the exterior to the inner being, achieved through meditation and concentration. Montien preferred materials that were elemental or ephemeral to reflect the transient nature of his life. Black Question is an especially poignant work, as it was created in 1994, the year he lost his wife to cancer. He later succumbed to the same disease. During his wife
Montien Boonma (1953 – 2003)
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ILHAM Gallery (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
ILHAM Gallery: Un centro d'arte contemporanea a Kuala Lumpur dedicato agli artisti malesi e del Sud-Est asiatico, con mostre stimolanti dal punto di vista intellettuale e un’atmosfera accogliente illuminata dalla luce naturale.
Informazioni sull'opera
- Titolo: Black Question
- Artista: Montien Boonma
- Anno: 1994
- Dimensioni originali: 240.0 x 114.0 cm
- Stato del copyright: Soggetti a copyright
- Dove vederlo: ILHAM Gallery