Lot 5: Higher

REDY RAHADIAN (b. Indonesia 1973) Higher incised 'Redy.R 06' (base) mild steel 47 1/4 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (120 x 20 x 20 cm.)

Through his works, Redy has shown that art does not always represent complicated subjects; an artist can instil ordinary objects and scenes with new significance, even those daily concerns that have become so commonplace we have ceased to notice them. In this present lot, a small stick-like figure is struggling to hold up his end of the pyramid, but we get the feeling that he can still push a little 'higher' with his last bit of strength.