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020			_a978-8188204915
082			_aARTO _bSIN
100			_aSinha, Gayatri
245		3	_aAn Unreasoned Act of Being: Sculptures by Himmat Shah
260			_bMapin Publishing _c2007
300			_a144p. _rHardbound
400			_aContemporary Indian Artists Series
504			_aNo discourse on Indian modernist sculpture would be complete without according a position of centrality to Himmat Shah. His work does not appear to judge the human condition. Instead, it appears to present its existential state, through terms that defy simple definition, inviting us to share in a monumental quietude and the fraternity of being human. If one stands back to take a telescopic view of his sculpture, it would probably fall in the areas of enigma, domesticity and sheer whim. Himmat Shah turns conventional scale into a mockery and allows for sheer play to dominate his vision, wherein architectural structures are dwarfed and heads enlarged to an enigmatic monumentality.
650			_aHimmat Shah
650			_aIndian Sculptures
650			_aOn Artist
650			_aSculpture
942			_cBKS
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