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Chennai sculptor uses wire and nuts and bolts to create two sculptures
Chennai sculptor G. Sooriyamoorthy is preparing two works for the Aurae Elemental art show.
One is a human face formed from interwoven metal wires, and the other is a warrior assembled from nuts and bolts.
The wire portrait took three months to make, with Sooriyamoorthy shaping the wires by hand and using little machinery.
For the warrior, he made a clay model and a plaster mold before welding the nuts and bolts together.
He says the plaster helps absorb heat during welding, while fibre could pose a fire risk.
The two works reflect his interest in materials that take time and effort to shape; he has experimented with unconventional materials and techniques for 26 years.
The show will present these experiments, though no date or venue is given.
Chennai sculptor G. Sooriyamoorthy is preparing two sculptures for the Aurae Elemental art show.
One work is a portrait made from interwoven metal wire, and the other is a warrior assembled from nuts and bolts.
The wire portrait took three months to complete.
The warrior was formed using a plaster of Paris mold, with the nuts and bolts welded from inside.
Sooriyamoorthy says he values the time and effort required to work with challenging materials.
- Who
- G. Sooriyamoorthy, a sculptor in Chennai.
- What
- He is preparing two sculptures: a metal-wire portrait and a warrior made from nuts and bolts.
- When
- The article was published on October 11, 2026; the sculptures were being prepared for the show.
- Where
- Chennai; his welding shop is in Tambaram, and he travels from his home in Ayanavaram.
- Why
- He experiments with materials that demand time, precision and physical effort.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
For me, the effort is part of the process.
No large machines were used.
Sooriyamoorthy began the clay model for the warrior sculpture.
The wire portrait took this long to reach its final form.
Sooriyamoorthy spent this long welding the warrior sculpture.
The Hindu reported that he was preparing both sculptures for Aurae Elemental.
- Sculptor
- G. Sooriyamoorthy
- Show
- Aurae Elemental
- Wire portrait
- Took three months to complete
- Warrior welding
- Took four days
- Workshop
- Tambaram
- Home
- Ayanavaram
Sources
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