Good earth
Publication details: Mumbai; ; 2015Edition: XIX; IV; OctoberDescription: 28-35Subject(s): Online resources: In: In: Art India In: Summary: Clay was possibly the first medium used for creating art anywhere in the world. To produce long-lasting pottery, man learnt to bake vessels, first in the sun, then in the dying embers of a hearth and eventually, in increasingly sophisticated kilns where the temperatures could be minutely controlled. The first utensils in which to cook food and pots to hold water were slapped into shape. Stone and metal, however, became the most preferred media for making sculptures because of their strength and apparent invincibility against the elements, followed by seasoned wood, and then by the more modern materials like plaster, cement, fibreglass, plastic and cloth. Clay was relegated to a status worthy only of making moulds and maquettes for sculptures. And as an acknowledgement of its functional possibilities, it was conferred a ‘second class’ rank in art making.| Item type | Current library | Status | Barcode | |
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Clay was possibly the first medium used for creating art anywhere in the world. To produce long-lasting pottery, man learnt to bake vessels, first in the sun, then in the dying embers of a hearth and eventually, in increasingly sophisticated kilns where the temperatures could be minutely controlled. The first utensils in which to cook food and pots to hold water were slapped into shape. Stone and metal, however, became the most preferred media for making sculptures because of their strength and apparent invincibility against the elements, followed by seasoned wood, and then by the more modern materials like plaster, cement, fibreglass, plastic and cloth. Clay was relegated to a status worthy only of making moulds and maquettes for sculptures. And as an acknowledgement of its functional possibilities, it was conferred a ‘second class’ rank in art making.
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