AIRAVATA: The White Elephant of Cloud


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Creator/Artist: Piyush J. Pimpalnerkar

Category: Animation Design

Document: P3 Project

Batch: 2009-2011

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2009-2018

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Sumant Rao


Detailed Description

This project explores visual storytelling through animation, using Airavata—a symbolic white elephant—as a central motif to interpret and represent themes associated with clouds and their cultural, emotional, and visual significance. Rooted in narrative animation practice, the work integrates concept development, visual exploration, and design methodology to convey metaphorical relationships between form, movement, and meaning. The project reflects a comprehensive engagement with the animation production process, combining artistic intent with technical execution, and documents both the creative development and analytical understanding of animated visual expression. As an academic contribution, it situates itself within broader discourses of visual culture and animation design while demonstrating the student’s ability to translate conceptual ideas into an animated form.