| Medium | : | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Height | : | 45 inch / 114.3 cm |
| Width | : | 17 inch / 43.2 cm |
| Depth | : | 10.7 inch / 27.2 cm |
| Dimension | : | W: 43.2 cm × H: 114.3 cm |
This elegant bronze sculpture beautifully embodies grace, femininity, and quiet poise. The artist has captured a woman in a moment of serene reflection, her form elongated and draped in a flowing saree that enhances the sculpture’s sense of movement and dignity.
Lalu Prasad Shaw | Tandrima-II | Edition-1/5 | Bronze | H 45 x W 17 x D 10.7 inches (Delivered)
This elegant bronze sculpture beautifully embodies grace, femininity, and quiet poise. The artist has captured a woman in a moment of serene reflection, her form elongated and draped in a flowing saree that enhances the sculpture’s sense of movement and dignity. With one arm raised gracefully above her head and the other gently touching a flower, she exudes both confidence and gentleness. The smooth, polished surface of the bronze highlights the figure’s delicate contours and serene expression, while the subtle detailing of the fabric and posture reflects a deep sensitivity to the female form. This work stands as a tribute to timeless beauty and the quiet strength of womanhood, merging classical refinement with modern simplicity.
Born in Suri Bengal, in 1937, Lalu Prasad Shaw obtained a Diploma in Painting from the Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta, in 1959.
Despite training in Company School art, traditional Kalighat pats and Ajanta cave frescos, Shaw evolved his distinctive style to work in watercolours and oil. His teachers were some of the leading artists of the time, such as Gopal Ghose, Rathin Maitra, and Maniklal Banerjee.
In the 1970s, Shaw mastered the genre of graphics — initiated by the Society of Contemporary Artists — expressing it through the abstract form. Shaw experimented with the two-dimensional, geometric and non-figurative, as is evident in his lithographs.
Unlike his prints, Shaw’s paintings are charged with nostalgia and are object-specific. His brooding characters — men, women, and children — seem frozen into a kind of quiescent gesture; they are formal and speechless, but still expressive. Drawing from Mughal miniatures and adhering largely to profiles framed within borders along the edges, Shaw depicts faces of ordinary people, emphasising their physical characteristics. He has also experimented with landscapes, appearing to merge the urban and rural visual in styles ranging from the minimalist to cubist-inspired. His confident use of broad blocks of colours placed harmoniously is seen here too.
Shaw has exhibited extensively in India and abroad and his works form part of national and international collections. He has received prestigious awards like the West Bengal Lalit Kala Akademi award, the national award of the Lalit Kala Akademi, and the Birla Academy award. He lives and works in Kolkata.
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