Dancing Diety

For a long time I have had a vast interest in a small sculpture located in my parent’s entryway. This sculpture is a figure with four arms, stands on one leg atop what appears to be a baby, and wears a funny looking headdress of some sort. For years I’ve wondered why this little man had four arms, stood in such an uncomfortable-looking fashion, and what meaning he has. Finally, my wonder has …showed first 75 words of 1050 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1050 total…art class has added to my interest, as I have now just begun a collection of Shiva Nataraja. My collection consists so far only of one piece, a small sculpture that once resided at my parent’s house. The beginning of what will hopefully someday become a large collection of the ancient graceful dancing Indian deity artwork. Jade Douglas Bishop Shiva Nataraja, Lord of the Dance Minneapolis Institute of Arts Bibliography Minneapolis Institute of arts