Dayanita Singh
(1961)
Dream Villa 7
This series of photographs by Dayanita Singh, her largest body of work in colour, explores "...how the night transforms what seems ordinary by day into something mysterious. These lush photographs are saturated with intense colour, they present a landscape which exists as much in the artist's imagination as in the real world; Singh travels to many different cities never knowing where Dream Villa or its inhabitants will present themselves. The...
This series of photographs by Dayanita Singh, her largest body of work in colour, explores "...how the night transforms what seems ordinary by day into something mysterious. These lush photographs are saturated with intense colour, they present a landscape which exists as much in the artist's imagination as in the real world; Singh travels to many different cities never knowing where Dream Villa or its inhabitants will present themselves. The empty streets, the arrangements of neon lights and the silent façades have an unsettling and at times sinister atmosphere, this is a place where nothing is quite as it seems - it comes into being at night, when all is lit by artificial light and the moon is just ornamentation" (Dayanita Singh: Dream Villa, Firth Street Gallery website, accessed February 2013).
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62
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SPRING ART AUCTION 2013
Estimate
Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000
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Rs 2,40,000
ARTWORK DETAILS
Dayanita Singh Dream Villa 7
2007-08
From a limited edition of seven
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Category: Print Making
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