Together

Description

The beauty of this carved Makrana marble work can be fully appreciated on a clear moonlit night.

 

Artist statement

"Super-technology, great as it is, has caused the humanities and the arts of the day forget their true language, that of inner being. The scientific methods seen applied to some of the day’s art works are brilliant, but great love alone is the aim of all art... Art's bent is the truth of life, not the truth of scientific abstractions. For me no glossy synthetic surfaces do, only those that come naturally. Kinetic sculpture can be exciting, but the Neolithic methods are closer to our bone...  In this excitable age, serenity is of the greatest value. The old Indian carvings created a mood of serenity. It is these that make us really breathless. Think of the dancing Shiva in stone! Here is true poetry... Good art is not descriptive, but a carrier of culturally distilled emotions. I believe the displacement of the living and the organic from our civilization has gone too far with the development of the machine and machine-like minds. This has led to the dehumanization of art itself. We have become just too regulated and narrow. A disaster for our own humanity. Think of climate change! What folly."

About the artist
Neeraj Gupta

Born 1969, Neeraj Gupta is an alumni of the School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi, and President of the Delhi Art Society. He is a public art specialist and an expert of Indian art & aesthetics, folk and village art forms whose work showcases a love and dedication for the environment. 

From 2003 to 2017 Neeraj has showcased a number of solo shows: KALYUG, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi; KAYAKALP, THE INNOCENT EYE, ENDURING STONES DEEP WOODS, HORIZONTAL VERTICALS, FOLK STRANGERS, and more at venues such as the India Habitat Centre - Visual Arts Gallery, and the India International Centre. He is the proud winner of the Sahitya Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi Kala Parishad Award (2004); the AIFACS Best Sculptor Award, (2005); and the Lorenzo il Magnifico SILVER Award (2017).

Visit Neeraj Gupta's website

Details
Artwork type
Sculpture
Medium
Makrana Marble
Dimensions
6'x2'x4'
Site
Windsor Park
Artwork category
Civic Public Art
Community
Oak Bay
Date unveiled
May 31, 2024
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