VADODARA: A 7 x 6.5 foot art work on marble stone devoted to Indian heritage websites is now on permanent show at Caorle, a well-known historical town overlooking the Adriatic sea in Venice, Italy.
This art work has been carved out by Sangam Vankhade, 29-years-old young artist from Vadodara who was amongst 3 sculptors from around the globe selected for the prestigious ‘Scogliera Viva-Sculpturing the sea’ pageant.
Sangam, who's a native of Rameshra, a small village in Halol taluka of Panchmahals district, has now not simplest created a miniature version of Indian heritage websites on the seashore of Caorle which is being promoted as “an open-air museum that can be visited 365 days a yr” but his work has been credited as the most efficient sculpture by the jury that judged the contest.
Scogliera Viva is a biennial international outside sculpture pageant the place selected sculptures are invited to create art works below the eyes of voters, tourists and visitors to grow to be the rocks of the breakwater cliff into actual artistic endeavors.
This yr, as many as 200 sculptures from around the globe had submitted their entries to take part in this pageant. And Sangam was the only who was selected to represent India as well as South Asia.
“I had presented the idea to create a miniature version of the rich heritage websites which India is known for. The jury selected my entry and I used to be invited to Venice for ten days to take part within the pageant,” mentioned Sangam, who together with Germany’s Markus Wuste and Italy’s Federico Ellade Peruzzotti, was amongst the three sculptures selected for the contest, mentioned.
“Although the contest was for ten days, I ended my art work in 9 days,” mentioned Sangam, whose art work curious about maintaining the memory of Indian heritage websites and tried to convey out the overlook the websites are suffering by the hands of urbanization.
Sangam, who completed his masters from M S University’s famed Faculty of Fine Arts in 2013-14, has been sculpting on the theme of heritage since reasonably some time.
Last yr in Ahmedabad, he had performed a solo display the place he had displayed his art works on Gujarat’s well-known stepwells including the ‘Rani Ki Vav’, ‘Adalaj Ni Vav’ amongst others.
“My concept is to spread message on the valuable heritage monuments which can be going through overlook need to be preserved,” he mentioned.
The pageant in Italy off path equipped a different world view to this young artist, who has bagged Euros 2,000 as money prize.
“Hailing from a small village, it was an ideal enjoy for me to mingle with well-known artist and being witness to how art is promoted globally,” he mentioned.
This art work has been carved out by Sangam Vankhade, 29-years-old young artist from Vadodara who was amongst 3 sculptors from around the globe selected for the prestigious ‘Scogliera Viva-Sculpturing the sea’ pageant.
Sangam, who's a native of Rameshra, a small village in Halol taluka of Panchmahals district, has now not simplest created a miniature version of Indian heritage websites on the seashore of Caorle which is being promoted as “an open-air museum that can be visited 365 days a yr” but his work has been credited as the most efficient sculpture by the jury that judged the contest.
Scogliera Viva is a biennial international outside sculpture pageant the place selected sculptures are invited to create art works below the eyes of voters, tourists and visitors to grow to be the rocks of the breakwater cliff into actual artistic endeavors.
This yr, as many as 200 sculptures from around the globe had submitted their entries to take part in this pageant. And Sangam was the only who was selected to represent India as well as South Asia.
“I had presented the idea to create a miniature version of the rich heritage websites which India is known for. The jury selected my entry and I used to be invited to Venice for ten days to take part within the pageant,” mentioned Sangam, who together with Germany’s Markus Wuste and Italy’s Federico Ellade Peruzzotti, was amongst the three sculptures selected for the contest, mentioned.
“Although the contest was for ten days, I ended my art work in 9 days,” mentioned Sangam, whose art work curious about maintaining the memory of Indian heritage websites and tried to convey out the overlook the websites are suffering by the hands of urbanization.
Sangam, who completed his masters from M S University’s famed Faculty of Fine Arts in 2013-14, has been sculpting on the theme of heritage since reasonably some time.
Last yr in Ahmedabad, he had performed a solo display the place he had displayed his art works on Gujarat’s well-known stepwells including the ‘Rani Ki Vav’, ‘Adalaj Ni Vav’ amongst others.
“My concept is to spread message on the valuable heritage monuments which can be going through overlook need to be preserved,” he mentioned.
The pageant in Italy off path equipped a different world view to this young artist, who has bagged Euros 2,000 as money prize.
“Hailing from a small village, it was an ideal enjoy for me to mingle with well-known artist and being witness to how art is promoted globally,” he mentioned.
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