Airavata

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Size:	5 x 6.75 x 8.75 inches
Material:	Brass
Origin:	Tamil Nadu

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This is an elephant vahana from Tamil Nadu in lost-wax cast brass. The elephant is God Indra’s mount, named Airavata. “It is also called 'abhra-Matanga', meaning "elephant of the clouds"; 'Naga-malla', meaning "the fighting elephant"; and 'Arkasodara', meaning "brother of the sun". According to the Ramayana, the elephant's mother was Iravati. According to the Matangalila, Airavata was born when Brahma sang sacred hymns over the halves of the eggshell from which Garuda hatched, followed by seven more male and eight female elephants. Prithu made Airavata king of all elephants.”
Airavata stands on a rectangular brass pedestal, which is decorated with engraved flowers and crosshatching designs at the front. At the sides, the flower designs repeat. Airavata wears a large engraved necklace and blanket with crosshatch designs across his back. The elephant’s trunk interestingly seems to “disappear” down into the plinth and then just the end of the trunk remerges out again - a wonderful playful touch by the sculptor!

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This is an elephant vahana from Tamil Nadu in lost-wax cast brass. The elephant is God Indra’s mount, named Airavata. “It is also called 'abhra-Matanga', meaning "elephant of the clouds"; 'Naga-malla', meaning "the fighting elephant"; and 'Arkasodara', meaning "brother of the sun". According to the Ramayana, the elephant's mother was Iravati. According to the Matangalila, Airavata was born when Brahma sang sacred hymns over the halves of the eggshell from which Garuda hatched, followed by seven more male and eight female elephants. Prithu made Airavata king of all elephants.”
Airavata stands on a rectangular brass pedestal, which is decorated with engraved flowers and crosshatching designs at the front. At the sides, the flower designs repeat. Airavata wears a large engraved necklace and blanket with crosshatch designs across his back. The elephant’s trunk interestingly seems to “disappear” down into the plinth and then just the end of the trunk remerges out again - a wonderful playful touch by the sculptor!

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Born in 1965 in the small coastal town of Udupi in Karnataka, Gurudas Shenoy is an acclaimed artist with a career spanning over three decades. Having been born to senior artist G.S. Shenoy, he lived and breathed art since the day he was born, and developed a passion for the colours of nature at an early age. M.F. Husain, a close friend of his father's, was a mentor, and has hugely inspired Gurudas Shenoy's journey as an artist. He has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in 200+ group shows at leading art galleries in India, including several at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.

Known for his abstract and vibrant cityscapes, Gurudas Shenoy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda in 1988. Shenoy’s passion for nature and its brilliant hues, and cities with their vibrancy and multitude of stories, reflects in his paintings. Dexterous use of colours, lines, light and textures, forms the crux of his stunning abstract cityscapes, capturing the dynamism of architectural spaces with their historicity. Gurudas Shenoy also revisits landscapes from the past - vast abstract terrains, with their undulating surfaces and shadows on the ground. While his medium of choice is oil on canvas, the award-winning artist has a fondness for watercolours, and after much experimentation, he has managed to create a watercolour-like lightness in his oil paintings.

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Size:	5 x 6.75 x 8.75 inches
Material:	Brass
Origin:	Tamil Nadu

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