Indian Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik won People's Choice Gold Medal
Award in Moscow on 18 July 2012. It was the Second World Sand Sculpture
Championship. The theme of World Sand Sculpture Championship 2012 was World Cinema. Artist from eleven countries
took part in this championship. It includes following Countries: India,
Spain, Ireland, Germany, the United States, Russia, United Kingdom,
Italy, Poland, Holland and Czech Republic.
He sculpted the copy of the face of The Showman of the Millennium
Raj Kapoor. His interpretation of Raj Kapoor was highly praised by the
visitors. His sculpture symbolizes Indo-Russian Friendship.
Sudarshan Pattnaik had also won Berlin World Championship 2008.
His sand sculpture was based on the awareness about global warming.
Pattnaik had participated in 50(approx) international Sand Sculpture
Championships across the World. He had won his first Prize in Copenhagen
Sand Sculpture Championship in Denmark.
World Sand Sculpture Championship:
In this Championship artists have to make sculptures with the help of
sand and Water. Judges provide them the required amount of area and
artist has to make their sculpture within those parameters only. There
is no flexible time to work and artists have to assign the title sign
before making any sculpture.
He also won two gold medals and a
trophy in Solo International Sand Sculpture contest 2012. Sudarshan
Pattnaik belongs to the Odisha State.
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