{"id":6510,"date":"2025-01-27T09:56:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T09:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artion.in\/magazine\/?p=6510"},"modified":"2025-02-21T10:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T10:03:51","slug":"latika-katt-one-of-indias-most-prolific-sculptors-passes-away-at-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artion.in\/news\/latika-katt-one-of-indias-most-prolific-sculptors-passes-away-at-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Latika Katt, one of India\u2019s most prolific sculptors, passes away at 76"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6510\" class=\"elementor elementor-6510\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce8b029 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce8b029\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6027d18\" data-id=\"6027d18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc90bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc90bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKatt is one of India\u2019s most prolific sculptors who worked in multiple media for over five decades. (Photo: DAG)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c542aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c542aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhile she intently studied dead bodies \u2013 their skin and bones \u2013 for her portraits in clay and bronze, sculptor Latika Katt also found immense joy in understanding the teamwork of termites and bees. A winner of numerous national and international awards, Katt is known for her larger-than-life sculptures and busts of public figures and for her ability to capture the essence of nature in its organic forms.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831c36b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"831c36b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKatt is one of India\u2019s most prolific sculptors who worked in multiple media for over five decades, using everything from terracotta and papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 to stone and bronze. She passed away on Saturday night in Jaipur. She was 76.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc356e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfc356e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/art-and-culture\/latika-katt-one-of-indias-most-prolific-sculptors-passes-away-at-76-9800478\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Indian Express<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katt is one of India\u2019s most prolific sculptors who worked in multiple media for over five decades. (Photo: DAG)While she intently studied dead bodies \u2013 their skin and bones \u2013 for her portraits in clay and bronze, sculptor Latika Katt also found immense joy in understanding the teamwork of termites and bees. 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