Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jayanand, That is a beautiful bronze, and a remarkable image. Thanks for sharing. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 11:41 PM Subject: [Leica] The Cosmic Dance > In October I had gone to the Government Museum here in Chennai, which > arguably has one of the best collection of South Indian Bronzes in the > world. One of my favourite subjects for these bronzes is Siva dancing the > cosmic dance in his avatar as Nataraja or Natesa - this depiction is IMHO > one the most dynamic subjects in Art - the Museum has dozens of these, and > this particular piece is the featured one. It is believed that when Siva > (The Destroyer) finishes the dance it signifies the end of the weary > universe, and setting the stage for Brahma (The Creator) to create the > next > one. This sculpture is from the Pallava period around the 7th Century AD, > which is when this depiction originated. They are all made by the lost wax > method, and that has not changed even to this day. We generally do not > keep > a large bronze of this subject at home, believing that mere humans cannot > stand the cosmic energy released on an ongoing basis. I remember my > grandfather getting one as a gift, which he promptly gave to a nearby > temple, where it is still standing. Anyway, here is the photograph - the > equipment used was the Nikon D700 with the AFS Nikkor 16-35 f4G lens, > without flash: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/20111008_017MuseumC.jpg.html > > > There are a lot of allusions in these bronzes, and those who are > interested > can have a quick look: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataraja > > Comments and Criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >