Valay Shende: The Man With The Golden Gun…
Gun of Counter Revolution, Valay Shende, 2007. Nickel plated embossed discs.
Valay Shende is a 29 year old sculptor based in Mumbai. If you look closely at Shende’s Gun, you will notice that both barrels of the weapon point in opposite directions, making the killer a victim by his own hand. Divinity symbolism is found in much of Shende’s work. For instance, in this photo, you can get a closer look at the religious symbols that adorn the top of every metal discs that makes up Gun. In Buddah Right, Marx Wrong, a car covered with logos from large corporations like Shell, Apple and McDonlads, hurtles toward a life-size gilded Buddah.
Shende’s exhibit, Indian Encounters, closes this weekend at the Kashya Hilderbrand Gallery in Zurich.
More on Shende here.
Source: BLORT!
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