Neeraj Gupta’s king-size sculpture in Makrana marble displayed at Bikaner House is an engaging piece of public art that enriches the sculptural landscape Artist Neeraj Gupta’s sculpture titled, As the wind rises, installed at the Bikaner House is carved out of a single stone, the timeless pink Makrana marble. At a glance it tells you how the sculptor has transcended conventional boundaries to give a new dimension to Indian sculpting forms. His work of art has the ability to communicate. What is interesting is the solo sculpture strategically placed in the open courtyard near the entrance of Gate No. 2, makes for a full exhibition. Visitors stop by the 10-feet tall artwork weighing 4.2 tonnes, either out of curiosity or fascinated by its flowing lines. “Art is fundamentally subjective. The intent is to enable people appreciate and remember a work of passion,” says Neeraj, who is also the president of Delhi Art Society. Pink Makrana marble ...
“Art is not what you see but what you make others see” Nowadays, almost everyone is getting their interest in art and sculpture that is the purpose why artists are moving from conventional sculpting to contemporary sculpting that is more comprehensible with the aid of the not unusual folks. Going through the history of Indian famous sculpture artists we will see that 1940’s and 1950’s, may be referred to as the time when sculpture in India advanced to a cutting-edge, precise autochthonous language in itself. Artworks of the recent instances speak of the current outlook towards the western and traditional Indian norms by using combining them. Artists are also experimenting with uncanny materials consisting of concrete, gravel further to cement, giving his art a rural and tribal outlook. This is additionally the reason why wood sculpture in India has emerge as so popular. The sculptors who had been educated within the educational pragmatist style at british artwork schools usua...