Kito de Boer
Kito and his wife Jane Gowers have lived and worked in Asia and the Middle East for most of their adult lives – over the past 30 years primarily in Dubai, New Delhi and Jerusalem.
Kito and Jane have broad collection spanning Chinese tomb ware, Japanese bamboo and ceramics, South Asia modern art, Middle Eastern contemporary art as well as photography. The area collected in greatest depth is Modern Indian paintings from the twentieth century. They have published a book: Modern Indian Painting that covers the major art movements of the past century edited by Rob Dean and Giles Tillotson.
Kito and Jane live in London and Dubai
Kubera
White stucco with traces of pigment
Gandhara, c. 5th century
height 19.5cm, width 30cm
Ancient art is not something we collect- we lack the knowledge- but it always attracts and humbles.
This image of Kubera is pushing 2000 years old, yet it seems fresh. Aesthetically the statue ‘pops’ with an impish energy conveyed through bold features coupled to fluid plasticity.
Kubera- ‘The Lord of Wealth’- is Gandhara’s Gordon Gekko, lounging with his money pot and mace.
This work humbles. Two thousand years ago, the Afghan- Pakistan border was the crossroads of Asia and the breeding ground of great cultures that still shape our consciousness. This image begs the question: how far have we really come in 2000 years?
My Selection
“𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐚” 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐮𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐢
𝐈𝐕 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐈 𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 – 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐭)
Galerie Mingei
Kubera
White stucco with traces of pigment
Gandhara, c. 5th century
height 19.5cm, width 30cm
John Eskenazi Ltd.
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A MARKENDEYA PURANA SERIES
Mandi, India,
Tempera on paper,
Circa 1780
Rob Dean Art
Bishara Waqas Khan
Warp and Weft
Grosvenor Gallery
