Goa’s 103 km coastline is blessed with the most enchanting beaches lapped by the Arabian Sea.There are reportedly 54 beaches in Goa. At every beach the few kilometers of the beach front is covered with sand. Surprisingly sand sculpture is an art which is not widely popular in the state. It is pertinent to note that there are six utterly gorgeous beaches in Puri in Odish. However the beaches are renowned for the sand sculptures made by internationally known sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik.
Sand art is the practice of modelling sand into an artistic form, such as sand brushing, sand sculpting and sand painting. It is an art form which uses sand as its primary and only material to create pieces of art.
It is an amalgamation of the elements of sculpting, painting, construction and outdoor recreation. Requiring no professional training, the art can be taken up by anyone.The science behind sandcastle building has to do with the interaction between water and sand, and with a special force called “surface tension”.It is learnt that recently a historic fort making competition using sand was held at the Morjim Beach.Goa needs topromote sand sculpting in a big way by introducing sand sculpting as an outdoor activity in schools and organizing sand sculpting competitions.
