The Whole Cannot Have a Purpose
US$ 4,800
Overview
2019
Oil Paint, Oil on linen
Unique Work
Dimensions: 70cm (H) x 90cm (W) x 3cm (D) / 27.6" (H) x 35.4" (W) x 1.2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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This item ships from Singapore
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About the art
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Artist statement
This artwork is framed with a dark brown teak wood frame. Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth in cms) are as follows -
Without Frame - 70 x 90 x 3
With Frame - 79 x 99 x 3
This artwork is accompanied by an original poem -
The Whole Cannot Have a Purpose
What can the whole strive for?
If it is truly whole then it already contains everything that has ever happened or can ever happen
That which strives for purpose or meaning must be the part that thinks itself to be incomplete
But the part by definition itself is already a part of the whole
And cannot exist anywhere other than within the whole
So then who is it that has a purpose?
Artist profile
Deepa Khanna Sobti
Born: 1969
Hometown: Singapore
Based in: Singapore
I am a Singaporean artist, poet and philanthropist. I write a unique poem for every painting that I make and both the painting and the poem are exhibited together. My art style is abstract impressionist and I only use oil paints as a medium and only palette knife as tools. …
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