"Poetry in Stone: Scuplture by S.D.Hariprasad"
2006-01-15 until 2006-01-30
Lalit Kala Akademi Galleries
New Delhi, , IN India

An exhibition of sculptures ' Poetry in Stone' by S.D.Hariprasad -INDIA opened on Monday, January 15th at Lalit Kala Akademi Galleries in New Delhi. Hari Prasad has been practicing Art in Visakhapatnam, India. He won National Academy Award in 1998, Junior Fellowship in 2000-2001 and his work chosen for ARTiade | OLYMPICS OF VISUAL ART, Athens , Greece in 2004. He held solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions as well as sculpture symposiums in India . His works are in the collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, Times of India. Many works are in public and private collections in India and abroad.

The gentle beauty of the expression in a single stone form -- surprisingly -- sort of sneaks up on you. Possibly this is because you think you don't know what to expect. You have been beguiled by images of assertive, wildly sculptural forms by run of the mill sculptors all over the country, for so long that somehow you are lulled into thinking you've already seen this.

Yet nothing quite prepares you for Hariprasad's ability to evoke serene, evanescent qualities in the stone works that he unravels for this show. The human form in stone is indeed a dynamic sculpture in the cityscape, but it entices rather than asserts when Hari's hands mould it. Perhaps this is why he was selected for ARTIADE 2004, at Athens where he presented a sculpture called `He'. My works have always reflected the observations and assumptions of the common Indian,' he says. `Globalisation has forced me to compete with technically developed nations, but I am comfortable with my technique. My work at ARTIADE was based the sad incident of the Andhra farmers committing suicide. The challenging and persistent nature of the Indian with his courageous looks, even though he is in the middle of great struggle, that is what I wanted to reflect,' says he.

The human in these works, is humble, he is passive and emotively silent as if wanting to contemplate on his destiny. The sculptures have a monumental strength about them, its lilting abstract geometries flow seamlessly into one another, and its billowing fish, hung from a shoulder, seems alternately to reflect and absorb the changing natural light.

IMAGE
Hari Prasad
'He & She',
stone,
6'-3"x3'-4"x1'-9",
2005

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