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So, the other day I stumbled upon a rather interesting and easy Traditional Indian Art form that hails from western part of the country – Lippan Art or Lippan Kaam!
It comes from the region of Kutchh, Gujarat and is done on walls to keep the houses cool, as that part of country has hot days for most part of the year.
Lippan kaam is basically a decorative design made on walls of houses and is traditionally done with a mix of mud and camel dung (ew!!) as this concoction tends to cool down the walls. These designs or patterns are then decorated with mirrors that reflect the scorching sunrays leading to less absorption of heat by those walls.
This scintillating art is now making its ways into our modern urban homes. What I liked most about this is the simplicity it carries when it comes to making a mural. Yet this combination of clay and mirrors brings so much life and gaiety around.
Here, I have made one such design using Fevicryl mouldit (synthetic clay) on a canvas board. Hope you all will like this…
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