Connect with India's crafts
Updated On: 30 April, 2015 07:11 AM IST | | Krutika Behrawala
<p>Keen to learn how the international Arts and Crafts Movement influenced Indian craftsmanship or about the artisanal practices in the metros? Crafts: Sense and Sensibility is a lecture series by Kaiwan Mehta that will enhance your understanding on this subject. Excerpts</p>
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Q. Why is understanding crafts in India a challenge?
A. The subject of craft is closely tied to the idea of national tradition and culture, and hence, it becomes a delicate issue. Craft also gets located in the pre-modern context as against the Contemporary and Modern in art, which is another problem. As a result, we are unable to look at the question of craft, either as a sociological issue or a matter of human labour, history of aesthetics, or transforming and changing practices or ideas, or the confluences and exchanges in artisanal practices.
One of the craft practices in India’s urban economy
Q. How is the understanding of this subject relevant to Mumbai-ites, now more than ever?
A. We often relegate the issue of crafts to the rural context, whereas cities are hubs of craft and artisanal practices, jobs, and enterprises. Today, international markets are tapping into artisanal workshops in the metropolitan regions, and we lack any understanding of how these are affecting the crafts, the community of artisans, or the nature of design and aesthetics. Hence, a critical discussion is important.
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