Lladr Launches a Porcelain Statue of Lord Shiva

p/p pandnbsp;/p pSpanish brand Lladrandoacute; is one of the leading names in the world of high porcelain. Started in 1953, and headquartered in Valencia, the brand has earned a name in India with its andlsquo;India collectionandrsquo; that was launched in 2002. The collection has grown over the years, and today includes sculptures of mythological figures, gods, and goddesses. The latest masterpiece in the range is the statue of Lord Shiva that is limited to 720 pieces./p pandnbsp;/p pandldquo;Each Lladrandoacute; design has a story behind it," says Nikhil Lamba, COO, Lladrandoacute;andnbsp;India. "A lot of research has gone into the making of these sculptures. For India, specifically, sculptors travel around the country to various temples to seek inspiration.andrdquo; In fact, Raul Rubio, the sculptor who created the porcelain figurines of Ganesha and Ram Sita, came to India, in 2012, on a four-city tour of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru. As part of this tour, he visited the temples of deities like Radha Krishna and Ram Sita situated in Mathura and Vrindavan, to draw inspiration for his sculptures. Sculptors at Lladrandoacute; also refer to mythological books and browse the Internet to perfect the designs of the deities. Lamba adds, andldquo;The sculptors and the brand also take help from priests and astrologers to ensure perfection, as there is no room for error.andrdquo;/p pandnbsp;/p pEach masterpiece goes through a year of research and sketching, before making it to the sculpting phase. As a result, due to the effort and time invested, the pieces are often launched as limited edition creations. andldquo;The process of handcrafting deities starts a year in advance, with the designer penning down a rough sketch of the figurine. It is then translated into ceramic moulds, into which liquid porcelain is poured. The liquid, once cooled down, is glued to its other parts to form the final statue,andrdquo; says Lamba, as he describes the process in brief. Even the garlands on the statues are crafted in porcelain and are created petal by petal. As for the painting process, the sculptors colour the statue before it is baked in a furnace at 1,300-degree centigrade for 24 hours. The process makes each statue at Lladrandoacute; an exclusive one, with the brand allotting one artisan to each sculpture./p pandnbsp;/p pCommenting on Lladrandoacute;andrsquo;s latest creation, the Lord Shiva sculpture, Lamba says, andldquo;The collection comes with Lladrandoacute;'s most famous creations of porcelain with soft coloring and smooth finishes. Symbolism and craftsmanship are combined in this high porcelain piece that is a true gem in itself.andrdquo;/p pandnbsp;/p pThe sculpture of Lord Shiva is seen wearing a string of Rudraksha beads, holding a gilded Trishul and a wooden dumroo, seated on a base with a andlsquo;lingamandrsquo; painted with real gold lustre. While the Lord Shiva statue is the brandandrsquo;s iconic creation for 2016, by mid-2017 Lladrandoacute; intends to launch a porcelain retrospective of the Gita Saar, a significant part of the Bhagavad Gita./p pandnbsp;/p pHereandrsquo;s a glimpse of the making of the Lord Shiva's sculpture./p pandnbsp;/p pandlt;iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K6tPxeyFNjY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreenandgt;andlt;/iframeandgt;/p pandnbsp;/p pstrongMore On andgt;andgt; a href="http://www.luxpresso.com/lifestyle" target="_blank"Lifestyle/a/strong/p

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