Description
This art form has a hoary past as no records are available to trace its origin. Various tribal and rural communities do mud-washing in their own distinct style. Artisans of each community practicing this art form stick to graphic and eye-catching geometric patterns of lipai kaam, as well as depicting the human or animal forms. Clay deposits found naturally in India, created a rich culture of clay work all over the country. The tradition of clay craft concentrated mostly on terracotta ware and on lipai, or the practice of plastering the walls of homes seasonally with a mixture of clay and dung. It was this technique that transformed and elevated this practice to an art form. On the one hand, it created possibilities of the performativity of self-expression through this medium, on the other, it also prompted the setting up of this art on the global platform.
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Artist
MONU SHARMA
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