A new book about artist PR Daroz’s lifelong fascination with clay
Live MintIf you delve into Indian art history, you will find only a handful of ceramicists practising a style, which was a stark departure from the one prevalent in post-Independent India. Aptly titled, Fire in the soul, the volume has been authored by Kristine Michael, and published by Pundole Art Gallery, with significant contributions from Dipalee Daroz, who has also been the main archivist of the artist's work. Young Daroz working on a ceramic sculpture Art history, in a newly independent nation, was still based on the Western canons. “It was in fact Daroz and Sankho Choudhury, among others, who made many landmark changes to make ceramic art a part of the national art and culture policy,”elaborates Michael. For Dadiba Pundole, founder of the Pundole Art Gallery and the publisher of this book, supporting this project was important, given the long association with the artist, “and given our belief in his work”.
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