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29
Dec

India sand Santa sculptures spread green message

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Indian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has sculpted 100 Santa Claus figures on a beach in the tourist town of Puri.
The exhibition, which was opened by two foreign tourists last week, seeks to spread awareness about global warming.
Mr Patnaik has also sculpted Christmas trees with the message “Save the Earth from Global Warming”, to encourage people to give trees as gifts.
Hundreds of tourists and locals have been visiting the beach to see the unique display.
About 1,000 tonnes of sand and 36 hours of labour went into the creation of the sculpture.
Mr Patnaik was assisted by 20 students of the Golden Institute of Sand Art set up by him on Puri beach.
‘Humble effort’
“It is my humble effort to press home the dire need to go green to save the world from the menace of global warming,” Mr Patnaik told the BBC over telephone from Puri in eastern Orissa state.
Puri, 60km (37 miles) from the state capital, Bhubaneswar, is a major centre of Hindu pilgrimage and is the place where sand art originated in the 14th Century.
Around this time of year thousands of tourists from all over the world descend on Puri.
“That is what prompted me to think of this way of drawing attention to this global problem,” Mr Patnaik said.
The artist has won many prestigious global awards, including first prize in the world sand art championship in Germany earlier this year.
He won a place in the Limca Book of Records by creating the world’s tallest (25-foot) Santa Claus last year.
He has participated in nearly 40 international sand art championships and festivals.
Mr Patnaik has always chosen themes such as HIV-Aids, the bird flu outbreak in India, the tsunami disaster and conservation of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles.
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27
Oct

Importance of certification for art works

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Fakes and forged artworks have existed for a long time now but as the Indian art market rakes in mega bucks, the stakes are that much higher. There is a greater influx of fakes, forged signatures and fraudulent practices seen in the market. One of the ways to avoid buying a fake is to obtain a letter of authenticity from the seller. This method although not foolproof does offer some safeguards. In fact, when buying art, knowing about the artist, and the background of the artwork can give an indication to its authenticity.

A provenance certificate is a letter of authenticity that should contain -
* A digital scaled down image of the artwork, and details of the art piece such as the title, name of the artist, medium and size.
* It can also include date of the artwork and details on its origin.
* It should have a signature from the gallery representative and also of the artist whenever possible

Some galleries will give this document by default while at other places you have to ask for it. It is the responsibility of the art gallery or dealer to sell an original artwork and therefore they should take adequate steps to authenticate it even before it appears before the buyer. Unfortunately, that may be difficult at times, especially when the artist is no more and one of his works appears in the market. Authenticating an artwork is an expensive and tedious process and it is always better to buy an artwork one is completely sure of. By that reasoning it is also essential one buys from a reputed art dealer or gallery. Riding the art boom are several self appointed experts and middlemen who might be willing to offer rates lower than the existing market rates but then unless it is a genuine artwork that they can substantiate with adequate documents it is not worth it.

Measures such as registering an artwork at a central agency and tagging artworks with authentication proofs are also making news and may soon be adopted more widely.
Measures such as registering an artwork at a central agency and tagging artworks with authentication proofs are also making news and may soon be adopted more widely.

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