An exhibition featuring big and small sculptures — that make magnificent statements as works of public art — gets underway at the India International Centre, on December 6. Titled “iSculpt,” it will be on view through December 21.Curated by Uma Nair, the exhibition hopes to blend seamlessly into the natural environs of Gandhi Plaza at the India International Centre, where well-manicured greenery sparkling under sunlight will add another dimension to works of art. Says Nair, “iSculpt is a revolution in the making of public exhibitions and public art that expresses fidelity to the idea of a “sculpture of one’s own” — in this case, a series of literal and metaphorical works dedicated to material experimentation and innovation — and in doing so provides a plethora of works for the history of ingenuity among sculptors to take root.”Some highlights of the exhibition include Arun Pandit’s “Mask Seller,” Sanjay Bhattacharyya’s 12-foot bronze “Krishna,” Vineet Kacker’s “Buddhist Pillar,” Tapas Biswas’ “Innocence,” Mukesh Sharma’s “Nagraj,” and Madhab Das’ award-winning work “An Inconvenient Truth,” among others. Sharma’s “Nagraj” had earlier made waves when it was exhibited at the Venice Biennale last year. A comment on the uselessness of waste and the degrees of conspicuous consumption that humanity keeps reaching and pushing further, it is made of computer boards and styrofoam packaging material.Das’ “An Inconvenient Truth” is a chilling comment on the loss of habitat for the wild under the bulldozer of the ever-advancing deveploment through concrete buildings. It shows a deer pierced and broken into two with iron rods depicting the scaffolding of a building under construction.— The exhibition “iSculpt” runs at India International Centre, Max Mueller Marg, from December 6 - 21.
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Click on the slideshow for a look at the works in the exhibition
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