Lord Shiva is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. In the Shaivism context, Shiva is the supreme being who creates, protects and transforms the universe. Taking this as the exemplar, at a time like this when the world at large and India in particular battles the second wave of covid-19, cyclone tauktae and all the cascading effects, with the objective of inspiring people to re-connect and keeping the faith alive, Bid & Hammer has put together a thoughtfully curated virtual exhibition as an ode to Shiva; an anti-dote to these difficult times through the amalgamated healing of art & the divine.

From a 10^th century, Rashtrakuta School, sculpture of ‘Shiva seated in Lalitasana’, to Early and Dutch Bengal School depictions of the deity, to more modern renditions starting from Raja Ravi Varma’s famous 1903 painting of ‘Shiva as Dakshinamurthy’, Prof. Sanat Chatterjee’s ‘Sagar Sangam (Shiva & Sati)’ of 1957, M F Husain’s 1972 ‘Shiva on Nandi against the background of Mount Kailash’, to a minimalist contemporary depiction by Manish Pushkale and a 2018 Bundi & Kota School style painting of the Shiva Temple in Vrindavan by Shan Bhatnagar, the works are highlights from past auctions as well as new lots, all presented in a superb rendition of a walk-through in a real gallery like feel, complemented with augmented reality options of viewing the artworks on a wall in your own home, office, in a hotel, restaurant or any setting of your choice.