Sand, as it's found in nature, has been a part of many processes, both ancient and modern, but hardly it's been used for portraying beauty and art.
You may recall Pythagoras drawing lines on sand with twigs to elucidate obscure mathematical and geometrical formulae in ancient Greece. In the famous Hollywood film "300" Leonydus, the Spartan king explains his battle plan on sand. There may be another thousand of such examples of use of sand, but hardly any for art.
That's until the artist from Odisa, name "Mr. Sudarshan" gave a new meaning to use of sand in the field of art.
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| Sand Art from an Unknown Artist |
Since then many other artists took love for sand art and practised it with much love and dedication.
The photograph you find in this post attracted many people on 31st October 2013, yesterday in front of SBI, Main branch Bhubaneswar. The constant flashing of cameras and a small gathering of people drew my attention enough. In spite of my very busy schedule I was curious enough to find out about the gathering.
I hate to say that I didn't have enough time to meet the artist. He was not around and I didn't have enough time to wait for him. Then I thought, perhaps the best way to appreciate is to know the art better than the artist as they are both one and inseparable.
The photograph is here for you to see for yourself. Either you love it or you hate it, there's no in-between. If you lose the chance to have a glimpse, you lose it for ever expect for a photograph.
Sand art are very transitory, just like life. When things are beautiful as they are perishable we pay more attention because we miss it more when it's gone.
I'm posting this in a hurry, just stealing a few moments in-between tasks I had to complete before I leave Bhubaneswar, but it's a labour of love. I hope you enjoy the shot taken by my HTC mobile which can never compare to a digital SLR.
