Complex sentence: Butt's paintings are rooted in her bicultural identity and retain the intricate, decorative patterning that characterizes Persian and Indian miniature painting; however she updated the medium's painstaking technique with an infusion of new materials, such as mylar, thread and collage.
Split into simpler sentences: Butt's paintings are rooted in her bicultural identity and retain the intricate, decorative patterning that characterizes Persian and Indian miniature painting. She has updated the medium's painstaking technique with new materials, such as mylar, thread and collage.