Black: An Artist's Tribute

* A male Mithila artist's gracious tribute to an art form traditionally practised by women and featuring their life experiences* Bold and innovative rendering of traditional Mithila icons and symbols in black - in an art form renowned for its distinctive colour palette* Beautifully and precisely executed images push the boundaries of Mithila tradition* Limited-edition book, silkscreen-printed on handmade paper* Ideal for art, art history, gender, multicultural and anthropology classes* A veritable treat for art collectors

A poetic memoir of a Mithila artists's growth into art, where he pays a poignant tribute to the muses that transformed him into an artist."The rightful place for an artist, his real world, is a pot of black ink. I believe it contains all the magic, all the forms, everything that human beings can imagine and render..." says Mithila artist Santhosh Kumar Das. In this poetic memoir of his growth into art, he pays a poignant tribute to the muses that transformed him into an artist - the greatest of them being his mother, along with the other women of the household who practised this originally female tradition of art.