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India can be described as a treasure house of sculptural art. In various parts of the country you can find various masterpieces like carved cave temples, stunningly intricate designs and other sculptural artifacts. At a glance, they might look similar but a careful observation provides deep insight into India's glorious past. All these wooden sculptures are fine examples of India's mysterious civilization and bygone history. Even today in the Indian market you will find a variety of attractive pieces of sculptures which can also be given as handicraft gifts.
Stone sculptures are other interesting types of sculptures. Stone sculptures were started in India since a very long time. A glorious example of stone sculpture is the polished sandstone lion edict of Sarnath and since then to the present time, this stone sculpture has traveled a long path.
In its course it flourished, transformed during the various reigning periods of the Maurya, the Gandhara, the Gupta, the Chalukya, the Chola, the Vijayanagar, the Orissa, the Hoysala, the Mogul, the Indo-Muslim art of the Deccan and the like.
The most famous stone sculptures in India is the rock-cut caves of Ajanta and Ellora and of Udayagiri, the Chalukyan temple of Virupaksha, of Pattadakal, the great Chola temple of the Nayakas at Madurai, the Indo-Aryan temples at Bhuvaneshwar, Puri and Konark, the Sun temple of Modhera, Gujarat and the Chandela temples of Khajuraho. |
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These magnificent sculptures present ageless and exquisite stone carvings. Today, the artisans & sculptors draw much of their inspiration from these ancient sculptured monuments and statues. The glamorous delight of the Taj Mahal in Agra is the brightest example of marble sculpture. Most of the sculpture statues in the state of Orissa show resemblances in form and details with the rest of the sculptures that are found in India; for examples the sculptures of the Jagannath temple at Puri. Traditional themes such as standing Deepalakshmis, courting apsaras, lotus blossoms, lamps, ash-trays, or stone flower vases are some of the interesting sculpture pieces that are found in Indian market of sculptures.
Modern Classicism in sculptures is contrasted in forms and themes with the classical sculpture of the 19th century. Modern Sculptural art is characterized by commitments to naturalism. Today modern sculptors use live models and the post-Renaissance tradition is still a fundamental theme to them.
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