Medium : Mix-media on Canvas
Size : 24 x 24 inches
The skull is a symbolism of death and fear of silkworm and its complex weaving activity. One of the principal motivations of the series of works after studying Pochampally culture is a desire for a further elaboration of my earlier interest in the direction of the symbolic depiction of objects and subject.
Country of Origin - India
ABOUT Laxmikanth Peddi
The visual culture around me always inspires and influences my works.
I was born and brought up in Andhra Pradesh,Telangana culture – rickshaws, people, their lifestyle etc. - around me influenced my earlier works. Here, actually means virtually the opposite to imitation.
During my internship programme with the artisans of Pochampally silk
sarees, I encountered their socio-economic conditions, their social status, education, market policies etc. Here, society, as I understood can be defined in terms of the whole range of institutions, political, legal, social, and economic activit...
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