Latika Katt | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | The Doon School Banaras Hindu University Baroda College of Art Slade School of Art London University,London |
Known for | Sculpture |
Awards | Lalit Kala Academy Award |
Latika Katt (born 1948) is an Indian sculptor who specializes in stone carving, metal casting and bronze sculpting.[1] She is notable for winning the Beijing Art Biennale Award for her bronze work titled "Makar Sankranti at Dashawmeth Ghat, Varanasi.[2][3]
Life and career
Latika graduated from The Doon School, an all-boys school in Dehradun. She has admitted that being in the minority as a girl in an all-boys school gave her confidence and courage in her later years.[4] She started attending the Baroda College of Art to pursue Bachelor's in Fine Art, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda where she graduated with First Class honours in 1971.[5] She was awarded a scholarship to research at the Slade School of Art, London University, London in 1981.[6]
She first got great recognition in the 1970s for a body of experimental work made from cow dung as she did not have funds for anything else.[4] Her talent was spotted by the politician and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during an art exhibition, who later encouraged her to take sculpting as a profession.[7] She is a great admirer of Auguste Rodin and uses naturalism as her leitmotif.[8] Her interest and association with nature was kindled by her father, a botanist.[4] She taught at Jamia Millia Islamia and Banaras Hindu University for many years starting 1981 and is currently the Head of Department of Fine Arts at Jamia Millia Islamia.[5] Claiming to sculpt real people, most of her subjects are her relatives, friends and students.[8]
Exhibitions
Some art exhibitions showcasing her works:[6]
- Paris Biennale, Museum of Modern Art, Paris.
- ‘STREE’ Show at Moscow, Leningrad & Tashkent.
- The Self and The World: An Exhibition of Indian Women Artists at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Delhi.[10]
- Chemould Art Gallery and Woodstock Art Gallery, London.
- Molten Landscapes at Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai.[11]
- Group Show at Gallerie Alternatives, Gurgaon.
- “Heads”, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai.
Solos: Art Heritage, MMB,& Kala Mela Lawns in New Delhi, Calcatta Art Gallery Kolkatta, Sculptures, Painting and Prints JAG CYAG,[12]
Awards
- Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad, 1973.
- All India Fine Arts and Crafts, 1974.
- Society, New Delhi, 1975 and 1976.
- Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta, 1974.
- Honoured as one of the Five Distinguished Women of Baroda, 1975.
- International Women's Show at Artists Centre, Bombay, 1975.
- A.P. Council of Artists, Hyderabad, 1976.
- National Award, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, 1980.
Scholarships
- National Cultural Scholarships MSU, UGC New Delhi.
- International: British Council Scholarship Slade School of Art ,London.
References
- ↑ http://www.karmayog.in/events/sites/default/files/Final_Catalog.pdf%5B%5D
- ↑ "In the News". Artnewsnviews.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
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- 1 2 3 "Material Queen". Indian Express. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- 1 2 "Ms. Latika Katt, Department of Fine Arts". Old.jmi.ac.in. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- 1 2 "Latika Katt - Gallerie Alternatives". Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ↑ Kusumita Das (7 March 2011). "An iron will gets moulded in stone". The Asian Age. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- 1 2 Nair, Uma (20 December 2018). "Latika Katt's talking heads". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ↑ "IBNLive". Features.ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "Voyage of self discovery". India Today. 30 April 1997.
- ↑ "The Exhibition". Cymroza Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ Sheth, Pretima. Dictionary of Indian Art & Artist. Mapin publishing.
- Sheth, Pretima. Dictionary of Indian Art & Artist. Mapin publishing.
Further reading
- Kanwar, Raj (April 2017), The Art of Height, vol. XLIXI, The Rose Bowl. Newsletter of The Doon School Old Boys' Society, pp. 38–41