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ANISH KAPOOR By: Guinevere Grance So often an artist needs to be proceeded with information and explanations of their works, but such is not the case with artist Anish Kapoor. Mr. Kapoor’s work seems to need no introduction, possibly due to its size and monochromatic theme. His use of reflection and absorption of materials and color is genuinely engaging. His extraordinary sculptures, so vibrant and rich in color and texture are to be marveled.
From the moment you peek into the courtyard from Regents Street, and then enter the courtyard of the Royal Academy of Arts, then off to the internal installations, the contemporary art-appreciator cannot escape artist Kapoor’s solid forces of color, texture and massiveness. The piece in the courtyard is indeed as if Christmas has come early! The enormous silver balls/bulbs, high-wide-reflective and yes, enormous, are extremely captivating. The silver balls/bulbs are stacked somewhat conically, just like an evergreen pine tree, thusly alluding to everyone’s all time favorite holiday, Christmas! The enormous scale of this festive sculpture is smile-engaging to say the least. And all gather and snap photos in front of the keen reflections of the giant silver bulbs.
There are a few sculptures of artist Kapoor’s housed in this exhibition, but as is always the case – never enough! Once one sees this artist’s work, one really wants to see more; and that’s why the gift shop has coffee table books, I suppose! His works are marvelous marvels; involving, enchanting, playful and committed to form. A true must-see for our modern times. The exhibition of artist Kapoor’s work is only on display until the middle of the month, and what a glorious pre-Christmas present that would make - to be able to go to London and visit this terrific display!
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His work is rather on a grand, as in “large”, okay, “enormous” scale. And each piece is truly exciting in color and scope. The feeling one has at first glance of his work, is, “oh my!” 
Upon entering artist Kapoor’s exhibition, one is struck with emotional installations, on a more primal level. Due to his use of primary colors and their textures and again at his grand scale of each sculpture, his work is “awe”some. There is one piece in particular that seems to evoke bloody-body-tissue, or is just today’s modern cultured view due to war and ‘gears of war’ game, irregardless of the reasons why, the viewer is struck with an awe, and then an ‘ewe’ and then remembrances of wartime desecration.