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The Buddha -Details

M. Kailasam

National Institute of Fashion Technology

National Institute of Fashion Technology
Bengaluru, India

The Commissions invited the artisan to explore their traditional craft to tell new stories, hitherto unexplored. Thus was born the narrative rendering of Buddha stories in Kalamkari. Buddha, is seen here in Padmasana anked by the Bodhisatvas. The gures are rendered with simplicity, emotional detail and the story telling is aided by captions in Telugu, the artist’s mother tongue.

The scene of Prince Sidhharta seeing the diseased man on his night out in the chariot.

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  • Title: The Buddha -Details
  • Creator: M. Kailasam
  • Date Created: 1980
  • Location Created: Andhra Pradesh
  • Physical Dimensions: 549 cm x 334 cm
  • Type: Hand Painting
  • Rights: Curatorial Right: NIFT Bengaluru
  • Medium: Textile
  • Technique: Kalamkari
  • Photography: Chirodeep Chaudhuri
  • Material: Cotton and Natural Dyes
National Institute of Fashion Technology

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