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Karkhana: A Studio in Rajasthan

Karkhana: A Studio in Rajasthan

$115.00
Author:Waswo X Waswo Introduction by Annapurna Garimella Foreword by Giles Tillotson
ISBN 13:9789385360992
Binding:Hardbound
Language:English
Year:2022
Subject:Art and Archaeology/Painting and Sculpture

About the Book

Karkhana takes us on a meandering journey through the Rajasthani city of Udaipur as we follow American artist Waswo X. Waswo, a twenty-year resident of India, through a typical day of collaborations with a variety of Indian artists. From miniature painters such as R. Vijay and Dalpat Jingar, to the third-generation photo hand-colourist Rajesh Soni, to the phenomenally skilled painter of golden borders, Shankar Kumawat, we are treated to an intimate look behind the scenes of Waswo's extended network of co-creators, as well as the photography studio he uses in the outlying village of Varda. Waswo and his team weave visual narratives that blend vintage miniature painting techniques with digital photography, the past with the present, and a self-effacing humour with existential angst. Karkhana is a word that literally means