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Lot No. 124
S NANDAGOPAL

1946-2017

THE MESSAGE
84.4 x 70.5 x 20 in (214.4 x 179 x 50.8 cm)
Welded copper, cast brass and iron
2005
Signed & Dated: On the base

` 15,00,000 - 20,00,000 | $ 18,519 - 24,691

Exhibited: S. Nandagopal: Narrative Sculptures, presented by
Gajah Gallery at Singapore: Singapore Art Museum, 10 - 24
February 2006
Covers of the publications with the work illustrated.
Published: S. Nandagopal: Narrative Sculptures, by Singapore
Art Museum & Gajah Gallery, 2006, pg. 25

‘Nandagopal: by Gallery Espace, New Delhi, 2008, pg. 117

Provenance: Property from a collection based in New Delhi.

This lot will be offered without a reserve.

Born in 1946 in Bengaluru, artist S
Nandagopal was an influential figure
in the Indian art world, particularly
within the context of the Madras Art
Movement. After earning his Physics
degree in 1966, he pursued his passion
for fine arts, obtaining a diploma from welding, and hammering, transforming
the Government College of Fine Art, the technical intricacies of sculptural
Madras, in 1971. Imbued with the artistic creation into an artistic journey.
vision of his father, K. C. S. Paniker, he
became a key figure at the Cholamandal During the late 1960s, his animal figurines
Artists’ Village. and rider sculptures bore resemblance
to the dhokra metal crafts of Central
Under the mentorship of P. V. Janakiram, Indian tribes. Nandagopal received
Nandagopal honed his skills, and recognition through prestigious awards,
crafted sculptures characterized by including the Madras State Lalit Kala
asymmetrical beauty and a modernist Akademi Awards and a Gold Medal at
sensibility. His work seamlessly blended the IVth Triennale International in New
tradition and modernity, evident in the Delhi in 1978. The Government of India
fusion of folk elements in his ‘pictorial honored him with the Homi Bhabha
sculptures’ and his adept use of copper, Fellowship in 1980. Despite his passing
brass, and silver plating. Nandagopal’s in 2017, Nandagopal’s legacy lives on
creative process involved meditative through his impactful contributions to the
activities like beating metal sheets, national and international art scenes.