Dr. Bhawani Shankar

This sculpture represents a strikingly modern interpretation of a cow, constructed from an assemblage of welded metal fragments and scrap materials. The artist reimagines discarded industrial fragments into a striking form, where the jagged, angular pieces come together to suggest the familiar silhouette of an animal. The open, lattice-like structure gives the sculpture both weight and lightness—solid in presence yet permeable to space and light. The rough textures, sharp edges, and blackened metal surfaces reflect a raw, almost primal energy, suggesting resilience and survival in a world shaped by industrialization. By using waste materials to construct an iconic cultural symbol, the work invites viewers to reflect on themes of tradition and modernity, consumption and sustainability, and the transformation of the ordinary into the sacred. The cow—revered in Indian culture as a nurturing, maternal figure—is here reimagined in an industrial aesthetic, symbolizing both reverence and critique of contemporary society. The piece stands as a bold statement about recycling, materiality, and the creative potential of reassembling fragments into meaning