Neeraj Gupta’s Breakthrough Year: Artistic Mastery and Market Success in 2025 One of the standout moments of the year was the sale of his marble sculpture “It’s the Wind Rises” for ₹17.5 lakhs, excluding the gallery commission of Chawla Art Gallery. This was the good price for a single work by Gupta so far. In 2025, one of the famous sculpture artists in the world, Neeraj Gupta reached a milestone in his artistic journey. This year brought both strong recognition and creative growth in the art industry. With increasing appreciation for his continued experimentation and work with marble, Gupta further strengthened his position among India’s notable contemporary sculpture artists. Neeraj Gupta is a renowned sculpture artist who has won numerous accolades, such as the Sahitya Kala Parishad Award, Florence Biennale Awards, Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, and National Academy of Art, to name a few. He is the founder and president of the Delhi Art Society and member ...
“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it” – Michelangelo Sculptures these days are being created to cater the demands of the emerging upper and middle social classes. During the year 1940’s and 1950’s, Indian modern sculpture developed a unique autochthonous language; which was first seen in the works of Ram Kinker Baij who is among the best sculpture artist in India . His art gave a fresh outlook to both western and traditional Indian norms by combining them in a modern charter. He is also known for experimenting with unconventional materials such as concrete, gravel and cement, which gave his art an outlook of the rural landscape and tribal communities of India. The year 1950 saw the experimentations with wood and stone, by retaining the essential character of the solid block. Whereas, the next two decades saw sculptors use different kinds of techniques to create a reformed relationship between material, form and theme. W...