Latika Katt | |
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| Born | (1948-02-20)20 February 1948 |
| Died | 25 January 2025(2025-01-25) (aged 76) |
| Education | The Doon School Banaras Hindu University Baroda College of Art Slade School of Fine Art |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Awards | Lalit Kala Academy Award Beijing Art Biennale Award |
Latika Katt (20 February 1948 – 25 January 2025) was an Indian sculptor who specialized instone carving,metal casting andbronze sculpting.[1] She won the Beijing Art Biennale Award for her bronze work titled "Makar Sankranti at Dashawmeth Ghat, Varanasi.[2][3]
Latika Katt graduated fromThe Doon School, an all-boys school inDehradun. She admitted that being in the minority as a girl in an all-boys school gave her confidence and courage in her later years.[4] She started attending theBaroda College of Art to pursueBachelor of Fine Arts,Maharaja Sayajirao University ofBaroda where she graduated with First Class honours in 1971.[5] She was awarded a scholarship to research at the Slade School of Art, London University, London in 1981.[6]
She first got great recognition in the 1970s for a body of experimental work made from cow dung as she did not have funds for anything else.[4] Her talent was spotted by the politician and Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi during an art exhibition, who later encouraged her to take sculpting as a profession.[7]She was a great admirer ofAuguste Rodin and used naturalism as herleitmotif.[8] Her interest and association with nature was kindled by her father, a botanist.[4] She taught atJamia Millia Islamia andBanaras Hindu University for many years starting in 1981 and was theHead of Department of Fine Arts atJamia Millia Islamia.[5] Claiming to sculpt real people, most of her subjects are her relatives, friends and students.[8]
Katt lived and worked inDelhi andBanaras.[9] She died on 25 January 2025, at the age of 76.[10]
Some art exhibitions showcasing her works:[6]
Solos: Art Heritage, MMB & Kala Mela Lawns in New Delhi, Calcutta Art Gallery Kolkata, Sculptures, Painting and Prints JAG CYAG[13]
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