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Neeraj Gupta: A Maestro in Sculpture Art, Exploring the Creative Universe

Neeraj Gupta is an award winning  sculpture artist of International repute. He is the first Indian artist to win Florence Biennale Award. Gupta is the founder and president of Delhi Art Society and president of Buddha Garden Delhi (Buddha Jayanti Park). He is the winner of Sahitya Kala Parishad award and member of the Royal Society of Sculptors, United Kingdom.  Neeraj Gupta is an award winning sculpture artist of International repute. He is the first Indian artist to win Florence Biennale Award. Gupta is the founder and president of Delhi Art Society. Neeraj Gupta is also the president of Buddha Jayanti Park, Delhi (also known as Buddha Garden Delhi). In August 2023, Gupta planted 1000 Cassia fistula (Amaltas) trees in the garden. He is the winner of Sahitya Kala Parishad award and member of the Royal Society of Sculptors, United Kingdom. His art "From Here to Eternity" was selected for 8th Beijing International Art Biennale China 2019. Neeraj Gupta is one of the winners (3r...

Sculpture Artists of India

“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...