Sudarshan Patnaik, Sand artist
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Puri ( Orissa ) :
Noted sand artist, Sundarshan Patnaik won the peoples’ choice award.
Pattnaik’s sculpture 'City Of Peace' won the people’s choice award for the best sand sculpture at the 2nd USF World Solo Sand Sculpture Championship 2009 held from June 4-11in Berlin, Germany and it was displayed for public voting from June 11 to July 12.
This year exhibition was themed 'City OF Future'. Pattnaik harmonic vision of the future shows a giant Buddha meditating under the famous Berlin television tower, the Alex.
According to Buddhist tradition, when Buddha appears, is an especially fortunate one. This wish is obviously shared by the 1.383 people that voted for Pattnaiks piece of art making him undisputed winner of the people’s choice award.
Festival-producer Anja Smolle does not seem surprised by the outcome of the poll. Sudarsan has a special ability to pick up the historic sights of Berlin and mix them with his own artistic approach. Therefore he is definitely one of Berlins darlings.
Last year, an expert jury awarded the 1st USF World Double Championship award to Pattnaik. The sculpture showed the famous polar bear Knut, who lives in the Berlin Zoo.
The second place went to Gianni Schiumarini (Itally) and his sculpture 'A New Sun' on the Same Worldwhich got 439 votes., while third place went to the Danish (Denmark) artist Maria Eliot Torp and her futuristic sculpture 'One More Beer' which shows a science fiction inspired bar scene. She came in close after Schiumarini with 402.
Pattnaik got an email from Festival-producer Anja Smolle of Berlin about his winning in public prize.
Orissa based artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has already participated in 39 International Sand Sculpture Festival/Competition around the world and had won many prizes. This year he was honoured as people of the year by Limca Book of Records.
