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Wax Model for World Record 22' Nataraja
Item# 1bc1
Wax Model for World Record 22' Nataraja
Item# 1bc1
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Statue Details
Materials: South Indian Wax Model
Total Height Including Base: 22 feet
Base Height: 5 feet
Weight: 20000 pounds
- The largest Nataraja ever made in bronze
- An amazing feet in both artistry and engineering
- Nothing else like this has ever been made!
- Stunning and inspriring!
The wax model of Nataraja is 17 feet tall. Around the arch of the Nataraja there will be 108 figures of Gana, Nandi and cobras. The pedestal is not completed. The pedestal will be 5 feet tall and have 25 avatars of lord Shiva that are each 2 feet tall. The pictures above are of the first and second stages of the lost wax method process. The first stage is the wax artisans working on the form of Nataraja in wax. The second stage pictured is the artisans covering the Nataraja in earthen mold for the eventual casting of the sculpture in fire. The process has proved extremely difficult because of the size of the sculpture. A crane is needed to flip the piece for each stage so that the artists can work on the opposite side of the sculpture. The next and most important stage is melting the wax out of the earthen mold and then the actual casting of the sculpture which consists of pouring multiple crucibles, or vessels, of 3,300 kilos of molten metal into the mold of the Nataraja. This is the make or break point for the sculpture. The expected casting date is in January of 2012. We do not have a price for this sculpture. A price will be set after the piece is completed. The expected completion date is August, 2012.
A message from Kyle, Founder of Lotus Sculpture: Ever since I first met the artists of the Bronze Creative 9 years ago they have spoke of making the largest Nataraja ever cast. It is wonderful for me to see them realize their dreams and ambitions. Each year of visiting India I have seen their work get better and better. The beauty, power and delicate nature of each Hindu God is evident in each murti they create in bronze. They truly bring each Hindu God to life. To see this amazing wax model of Nataraja is a testament to their dedication to their art work and to the beauty of Shiva!
A message from Kyle, Founder of Lotus Sculpture: Ever since I first met the artists of the Bronze Creative 9 years ago they have spoke of making the largest Nataraja ever cast. It is wonderful for me to see them realize their dreams and ambitions. Each year of visiting India I have seen their work get better and better. The beauty, power and delicate nature of each Hindu God is evident in each murti they create in bronze. They truly bring each Hindu God to life. To see this amazing wax model of Nataraja is a testament to their dedication to their art work and to the beauty of Shiva!
I always say to our customers;
The sculpture chooses you, you do not choose the sculpture.
You just know when you find the right piece to bring into your home and into your heart. - Kyle Tortora, Founder of Lotus Sculpture
You just know when you find the right piece to bring into your home and into your heart. - Kyle Tortora, Founder of Lotus Sculpture
"Because You love the Burning -ground, I have made a Burning-ground of my heart - That You, Dark One, hunter of the Burning-ground, May dance Your eternal dance."
~ Bengali Hymn~
~ Bengali Hymn~
The significance of the Nataraja sculpture is said to be that Shiva is shown as the source of all movement within the cosmos, represented by the arch of flames. The purpose of the dance is to release men from illusion of the idea of the "self" and of the physical world. The cosmic dance was performed in Chidambaram in South India, called the center of the universe by some Hindus. The gestures of the dance represent Shiva's five activities, creation (symbolized by the drum), protection (by the "fear not" hand gesture), destruction (by the fire), embodiment (by the foot planted on the ground), and release (by the foot held aloft).
The Symbolism Behind the Nataraja Pose:
The Nataraja dances within the universe. The locks of his hair stand out in many strands as he whirls around in his dancing frenzy. His locks are decked with a crescent moon, a skull, and are interspersed with the sacred river Ganges.
Shiva's unkempt hair, a symbol of a rejection of society, shows him to be an ascetic. This contrasts with his role as a grhastha, or householder, with his wife and family.
The fiery ring surrounding Shiva, prahabhamandala, represents the universe ignorance and pain. The outer edge is fire the inner edge the waters of the oceans. Many Nataraja statues have multiple levels of fire and water. The crescent moon in his matted hair keeps Kama, the god of nightly love, alive. Through the waxing and the waning of the moon Shiva creates different seasons and rejuvenates life. The goddess of the Ganges nests in Shiva's dreadlocks. The river Ganges that flows in Nataraja's hair originally flowed in heaven. When the heavenly Ganges was needed on earth, she was unwilling to fall to earth because she realized that her fall from heaven would be too much for the earth to withstand. Shiva as Nataraja agreed to break the violent power of the sacred Ganga's fall by catching her in his tangled hair, breaking the fall with his hair on its way to the Himalayas and Northern India.
Nataraja wears a snake coiled around his upper arms and neck symbolizing the power he has over the most deadly of creatures. Snakes are also used to symbolize the Hindu dogma of reincarnation. Their natural process of molting or shedding their skin is symbolic of the human souls' transmigration of bodies from one life to another.
In the back right hand Shiva holds an hour glass shaped drum or damaru. The drum represents the rhythmic sound to which Nataraja dances and ceaselessly recreates the universe. The front right hand is in the abhaya-mudra (the "fear not" gesture, made by holding the palm outward with fingers pointing up).
The back left hand carries agni (fire) in a vessel or in his hand. The flames represent the destructive energy with which Nataraja dances at the end of each cosmic age, cleansing sins and removing illusion. The front left hand is across the chest in the gahahasta (elephant trunk) pose, with the wrist limp and the fingers pointed downward toward the uplifted foot.
Shiva's raised left foot, grants eternal bliss to those who approach him. The other foot treads firmly upon the dwarf of ignorance, allowing the birth of knowledge. Nataraja dances above the body of the demon, Apasmara, whom he has killed; in this role he is called Natesa. Apasmara, the dwarf demon, represents the ignorance of teaching that all opposites (for example good and evil) are false.
USA Shipping
This sculpture is currently in our warehouse in India and will be shipped to our warehouse in Oceanside, California or directly to the custom depending on the where in the US the sculpture is being delivered. Lotus Sculpture pays for the shipping and import costs to Oceanside, CA. This process takes approximately 80 days. The client then pays for shipping from Oceanside, CA or the closest port to the final destination. Shipping is calculated after the purchase. If you place your order online shipping will be $0. Shipping will then be added to the invoice after the order is placed. Shipping will be calculated based on the weight of the sculpture and the distance from Oceanside, CA. Please call 760-994-4455 or email us [email protected] for a shipping quote.
International Shipping
This sculpture is currently in our warehouse in India and will be shipped directly to the customer. This process takes approximately 80 days. Shipping is calculated after the purchase. If you place your order online shipping will be $0. Shipping will then be added to the invoice after the order is placed. Please call 760-994-4455 or email us [email protected] for a shipping quote.
