Lot 26: REDY RAHADIAN (b. Indonesia 1973)

Untitled
signed and dated "Redy, 06" (on the base)
bronze
40 5/8 x 8 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (103 x 21 x 34 cm.)

As a very young sculptor, Redy has shown a great maturity towards a full three-dimensional conception of form. The little stick-like figure is the quintessential subject in Redy's sculptural work which is always doing various acts in the work, be it moving the weight in the present work or doing balancing act in another. This attenuated, stick-like figure is always full of vigor and ideas, and always caught in some sort of an action. Redy cleverly contrasts the smallness of the figure against the volume of the block, which the protagonist is trying to lift, hence creating a sense of energy that draws an onlooker.

Allowing the sculpture to tilt slightly, Redy created an intriguing sense of space between the three-dimensional work and its environ. In fact, he creates an inescapable dichotomy for a viewer as one approaches to contemplate the subtle relationships between mass and space, the position of volumes, the contrast between heaviness and a lightness of being and the juxtaposition of the apparent and the obscurity. Curiously, the massive volume of the work is curtailed with the slight tilt and Redy successfully imbues a sense of nimbleness to the work with the spirited presence of the little figure.

Please note that the medium should read: mildsteel.