Huma Bhabha
Untitled, 2006
Clay, wire, plastic, paint
114.3 x 243.8 x 152.4 cm
Huma Bhabha
Museum Without Walls, 2005
Clay, wire, wood, styrofoam
89 x 63.5 x 86.4 cm
Huma Bhabha
Waiting for a Friend, 2003
Threaded steel rod, Styrofoam, wood, clay, paint
231.1 x 71.1 x 45.7cm
Huma Bhabha
International Monument, 2003
Clay, wire, Styrofoam, bone
61 x 81.3 x 43.2 cm
Huma Bhabha
Sell the House, 2006
Mixed Media
139.7 x 96.5 x 71.1cm
Huma Bhabha
A.B., 2006
painted bronze
113 x 48.3 x 25.4 cm
Huma Bhabha
Man of No Importance, 2006
clay, wire, wood, bones, iron, cotton, fabric, glass
165.1 x 104.1 x 76.2 cm
Huma Bhabha
Untitled Drawing, 2007
watercolour, pastel, pencil, ink on paper, mounted on board
40.4 x 30.4 cm
Bhabha’s Untitled Drawing approaches drawing with the physical sensibility of sculpture. Mounted on board, the image is made more ‘object-like’ than if it were simply on paper. Bhabha uses a variety of media, each imparting their own distinct ‘feel’ and texture: indelible stains of watercolour suggest a poetic fragility underlying thick layers of greasy pastel, opaque ink washes, and gritty graphite residue. Bhabha’s physical process of drawing becomes enhanced through the earthy hues which record the evolution of the piece with a rough, organic aesthetic. The strong contrast of light and dark tones creates a deceptive spatial illusion; the abstract image, reminiscent of a mask, emerges with the three dimensional intensity of sculptural relief.
Huma Bhabha
The Orientalist, 2007
Bronze
177.8 x 83.8 x 104.1 cm