Sri Ram Vijay (Divine Victory), a wooden sculpture by renowned sculptor Neeraj Gupta, is on display from March 1 to April 30 at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi as part of the Neeraj Gupta 's wooden sculpture, " Divine Victory ," (or Sri Ram Vijay) captures the essence of a triumphant homecoming in a unique and contemporary style. Currently exhibited as part of the "Ramayana Chitra Kavyam" at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, the sculpture offers a timeless portrayal of Lord Rama and Sita. The wooden sculpture stands tall, nearly six feet high and over five feet wide. Gupta employs a light terracotta finish, lending a sense of warmth and antiquity to the piece. The figures of Rama and Sita are the central focus, Rama depicted in a standing posture with his bow and quiver, symbolizing his victory. Sita, by his side, is draped in flowing attire, radiating an air of serenity. An interesting aspect of the sculpture is the faceless depic...
Sculptures these days shows the changing attitude of the world and the culture rather than the past it shows the future and the present. The years 1940’s and 1950’s, was the time when Indian sculpture developed into a modern, unique autochthonous language in itself; which was seen in the works of Ram Kinker Baij who is among the famous Indian sculpture artist names . His art gave a modern outlook to the western and traditional Indian norms by simply combining them in one. He also experimented with bizarre materials such as concrete, gravel as well as cement, which gave his art a rural and tribal outlook. During the year 1950 sculptors experimented with wood and stone, by preserving the original character of a solid block. But in the following two decades saw various kinds of sculpting techniques which created a reformed relationship among material, form and theme. While talking about sculptures in India we cannot miss out the contemporary Indian artist Neeraj Gupta’s name and h...