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TRIUMPH OF LABOUR, Artist: D.P. CHOWDHURY, Medium: Cement, Concrete for…
TRIUMPH OF LABOUR
The sculpture is located at Marina Beach, Chennai, among several notable statues.
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The figures are strong anatomical studies, showing intense physical effort and strain.
The labourers wear simple loom cloth, with two covering their heads using cloth.
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The strained muscles, sweat, and dynamic postures convey strength and movement.
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It symbolizes the dignity, struggle, and triumph of labour.
An important landmark at Marina Beach, it stands as a tribute to the labour class and an example of contemporary Indian sculpture.
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Subject Matter: The sculpture made in a realistic style is symbolic of the human spirit that wins over hardship with united labour.
It is a brilliant study of four human figures with rippling muscles, their personal moment of intense physical effort , captured for the world to see and appreciate their daily sweat and labour for livelihood.
The sculpture is the focal point of may day celebrations as the first one was celebrated here
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Medium: Cement, Concrete for base boulder, Bronze for figures
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Location: Marina Beach, Chennai { Installed in 1959}
Replica: National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
Two figures bend forward, applying force with their bodies, while the other two use staffs to lift the boulder.
