Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Modern and Contemporary Art | March 2008

48 25 S.H. Raza (b.1922) Jal Bindu S/d in English ‘RAZA 90’, l.r. Acrylic on canvas, 1990 39.5 x 39.5 in (100.0 x 100.0 cm) INR 8,000,000 – 10,000,000 USD 200,000 – 250,000 ‘Forms emerge from darkness.Their presence is perceptible in obscurity. They become relevant if their energy is oriented through vision into an alive form-orchestration for which certain pre-requisites are indispensable. The process is akin to germination. The obscure black space is charged with latent forces asking for fulfillment. Like the universal natural order of the ‘earth-seed’ relationship, the original unit, ‘BINDU’ emerges and unfolds itself in the black space. All inherent forces unite. A vertical line intersects a horizontal line, engendering energy and light. Space is charged. Contours appear: white, yellow, red and blue, and along with the original black, they compose the colour spectrum of the visible world.’ – rpt. in Apparao Galleries ExC 1999.