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Fields of
Force

Exploring the preoccupation of the sculptor with dynamic space/volume confrontations.

Plate 3b


  Brahma, detail, Nandi mandapa, Hoyasalesvara Temple, Halebid, Karnataka, 12th c. CE

Plate 4

Forms mimic efflorescent foliate patterns. Upward propulsions and unfolding forms spread out from a central vertical axis.

  Emanations of Siva, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 5th c. CE

Plate 5

Two figures are interlocked.

  Gajendravaradha, Das Avatara, Cave 15, Ellora, Maharashtra, 8th century CE

Plate 6a

Forces are strongly compressed: Struggle

  Nrsimha-Hiranyakasipu, Das Avatara, Cave 15, Ellora, Maharashtra, 8th c. CE

Plate 6b


  Siva slays Yama, Das Avatara, Cave 15, Ellora, Maharashtra, 8th c. CE

Plate 6c


  Durga on Lion, Kailasanatha Temple, Kancipuram, Tamil Nadu, 8th CE

Plate 6d


  Sivagajasurasamharamurti, Hoysalesvara Temple, Halebid, Karnataka, 12th c. CE

Plate 6e


  Siva Nataraj, Kailasanatha Temple, Kancipuram, Tamil Nadu, 8th c. CE

Plate 6f


  Mahisamardini, Vaital Deul Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, 8th century C.E.

Plate 6g


  Mahisamardini, Siva Temple, Khiching, Orissa, 11th century C.E.

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