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tarpan<br />
patel<br />
Born 1985, Tarpan following his training as a sculptor in India, has done his Post Graduation<br />
Diploma in Fine <strong>Art</strong>s from Chelsea College of <strong>Art</strong> & Design in London. The young artist is busily<br />
engaged in experimenting and working in different media to create sculptures and installations<br />
in forms that come with a conceptual depth. His work has featured in shows at Mumbai,<br />
Delhi and Jaipur besides at Gallery 77 and Chelsea College in London. It got selected for the<br />
International Stone <strong>Art</strong> Fair during two successive years. Tarpan lives and works in Jaipur.<br />
In ancient Greece, when soldiers used to come back from war, they were purified by<br />
cathartic rituals. A similar practice is followed in India by having a holy bath in<br />
sacred river Ganga, or drinking Ganga water. Visiting pilgrimages is considered<br />
equally ‘cleansing’. Similarly the faithful believe that whosoever puts their feet on<br />
Shirdi soil, their sufferings come to an end. The wretched and the miserable become<br />
happy as soon as they climb the steps of Dwarakamai (Mosque). Shirdi a popular<br />
religious site has such cathartic or purging powers.<br />
Catharsis | 17” x 30” x 30” | Fiberglass, Silicon, Metal, Acrylic | 2010<br />
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