Waterlife
by Rambharos Jha
Buy on Amazon"Waterlife features Mithila art, a vibrant delicate art form of folk painting from Bihar in eastern India. The artist Rambharos Jha grew up on the banks of the legendary river Ganga and developed a fascination for water and water life. In this book he creates an unusual artist's journal, adapting the motifs of the Mithila style to express his own vision. He frames his art with a playful text that evokes both childhood memory and folk legend."--Back cover.
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"But now comes what’s positively the most exquisite book I’ve ever held in my hands: Waterlife by artist Rambharos Jha , who explores the marine wonderland through vibrant Mithila art, a form of folk painting from Bihar in eastern India."
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