Thursday, November 26, 2009

Darpana Sundari at Belur Temple

I was on vacation to my hometown in 1992. My interest was to visit the famous temples of Belur and Halebede, near Hasan Dist, which is known for their architectural and sculpture work. During the rule of Harshavardana, who belonged to Hoysala dynasity, a famous sculpturist known as Sri Jakanachari carved these sculptures on the walls of Belur temples. The most interesting one was Darpana Sundari, a dancer looking her reflection in the mirror.
So i thought of etching herself on a metal sheet, which is called engraving on a metal. I hope this takes one's mind to that historic era of great Empire and famous sculpturists of that time.

Materials: metal sheet, engraving needle, black paint

1 comment:

  1. its wonderful dude..seems like ur a good artist. anyway good job!

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