Abstract Dattaraj Kamat’s sketchbooks offer a window into an artist’s process: idea-generation, iterative problem-solving, experimentation with form and technique, and the interplay between observation and imagination. This paper surveys the role and value of Kamat’s sketchbooks—drawing on examples of characteristic pages, techniques, and themes—to show how sketchbooks function as tools for discovery, pedagogy, and artistic identity.
Abstract Dattaraj Kamat’s sketchbooks offer a window into an artist’s process: idea-generation, iterative problem-solving, experimentation with form and technique, and the interplay between observation and imagination. This paper surveys the role and value of Kamat’s sketchbooks—drawing on examples of characteristic pages, techniques, and themes—to show how sketchbooks function as tools for discovery, pedagogy, and artistic identity.