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| Incredible Sculptures |
| Only from time to time are there genuine, fresh mutations in the art of sculpture. Artist Neeraj Gupta's literally magnum works ( in wood and marble ) are equally weighty with profound realities. The imaginative treatment of these works lends a feel of timelessness to the whole, large expositions. So the Yantra series in the Charter of Heavens, so the Dawn of consciousness, The Thumbprints of Nature, Immortal Love, The Miracle of Creation and other vertically rising sculptures - among them is also The Vivacious, The Great Indian Bazaar series , bustling with the country's out-door life at once amusing and uplifting. |
| In some of his sculptures ! |
| follows the logic of Indian aesthetic (rasa, bhava,
symmetry, ornamentaion, philosophical text), as well as the Indic image making techniques. Certain of his works are thus a convincing continuation of the foregoing vigorous art forms. After an intuitive as well as intellective grasping of the high points of temple art styles as of rock or cave art patterns, he has sought to transform them into contemporary, or modern forms.
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| Contemporary Sculptures |
Sculptor Neeraj Gupta continues the exploration of natural material. At first magnum woods, and now large chunks of varied marbles. Phenomenal works were witnessed in black or white marbles, some examples are Immortal Moments and Miracle of Creation and these are the contemporary sculptures. These chunks of limestone rock of the finest quality recreated the forms of hard icicle ice or over hangings, down dripping dolomite rocks. The artist was able to shape these with great facility. The images of such works were invariably bold and had an exuberance and confidence, and a general lack of gloomy introspection as is observed in some too introspective art works of the day. This artist believes in vitality which so largely informed Indian ancient relief’s and sculptures in stone. Thus the artist provides much stimulus to the viewer as is life giving through his contemporary sculptures.
Neeraj Gupta’s contemporary art , work is thus more than a sedative or pleasurable dope. Like Indian art of other times, it is made up of potent signs and symbols, and thus, means to be a commentary upon life, revealing all its adventures, all its conflicts and as its reconciliation’s. So the artist continues this contemporary works as all creative souls experiment daringly in the one given life time.
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"Sculpture in Process"
ENDURING STONES, DEEP WOODS
Think on the awesome staying power of stones --
of deep hard-woods, that men raise to the skies
in praise of the first principle.
Those have such compelling calm.
But think the still greater glory,
stone and wood in unison with pure sound --
a sublime risen to the very
foot of the heavens …
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