Terracotta Exhibition
Terra - Cotta - meaning baked earth- is a famous art form to create not only sculptures, but for vessels (flowers vase, cooking utensils, cups), building materials (pipes, bricks), and interestingly jewelry.
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Bright coloring schemes are used to paint the big vases. |
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Curvy handles with a contrasting color scheme - Golden vs Magenta. Its a typical color scheme followed in Odisha. |
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An artist painting the big vases. Most of the stalls by the artists coming from the southern tribal districts of Odisha, mainly Bargarh and Keonjhar. |
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The work is very complex and needs quite a great amount of concentration. I talked to some of them about the art, everyone was proud of the work they do, they were proud to be the part of the tradition there villages carry. |
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Terracotta art can produce some unusual forms if used creatively. A coconut on a copper-like vase exhibited at one of shop. |
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Terracotta Jewelry exhibited - better design, better quality at very less price as compared to the online shops |
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Clay required is collected from the village lakes. Two types of clay are used in equal proportion: Red and Black. Red is pure clay while black is sandlike. |
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After sculpting, the item is baked in fire. |
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After curing, paints are applied. Product is finished with a layer of glaze. |
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To create a texture, acrylic colors are used for lining.
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A closer look - such textures created are often covers the large area of the vase
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Bright color schemes certainly making wonders and tempts to buy such captivating vases to decorate the home |
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Young generation enjoying the skill and art involved in creating such graceful form |
beautiful... I love terracotta stuff :-)
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DeleteBeautiful and colorful shots !!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome works. Beautiful pics.
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ReplyDeleteVery interesting post on such a wonderful art..!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful creations and so well captured.
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ReplyDeleteI love terra cotta items, especially when they are very colorful. I would enjoy this very much in person.
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