These ware a few art pieces done for my thesis. They were an exploration of mythological beast from a biological or scientific point of view..
The Qilin- A benevolent unicorn like Chinese, Deer/ Dragon/ Giraffe. Of all the animals the okapi became the base inspiration for this beast.
Suparnas- A tribe of Great Ave's that descended from the great Lord Garuda, The Vahana (vehicle/mount) of Lord Vishnu.
Makara- Was a great sea serpant in Indian mythology that was said to be the Vahana (vehicle/mount) of Varun Dev. It was said to be Chimera of an elephant, a crocodile, Seal, fish, etc. Basilosaurus a prehistoric whale became the base inspiration for this beast.
Airavata- The lord of all elephants, was another Vahana (mount/ vehicle) of Lord Indra. it was said to be a white elephant with multiple tusks and trunks. Although adding multiple trunks seemed not fitting to the laws of nature, I did add 4 tusk all of which were attached to the upper jaw. This beast was inspired from an elephant- palaeoloxodon namadicus skull displayed at the Indian Museum- Kolkata, the largest land mammal of all time, surpassing the largest indricotheres and up to twice the size of the well-known dinosaur Diplodocus.
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