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My biggest attraction to mural art is
its sheer accessibility to the common man, taking art from
the galleries to the people. Art must be integrated into
our lives, as it was in the past. Its importance cannot
be sidelined to a few collectors and the mural is a great
leveler.
Painting was my first love and it still is. It is my escape
from the grind, my religion and more. But it’s a different
passion that I share with this beautiful medium of murals.
There is a tremendous challenge to take a work of art and
make it part of a building, be it an office or a house or
merely a structure whose purpose is yet undefined. There
are as many challenges as there are limitations and above
all, an attraction I cannot ignore.
My first mural happened, seemingly by chance, in ‘94.
And once I had started, I found it hard to resist experimenting.
I began with aluminium and wood as material and soon found
myself reaching for clay. Today, with over a hundred murals
behind me, my hunger for varying textures, colours and material
keeps me hooked. Anytime I come across something new, I
try and see if I can use it as material and surprises never
cease…glass, fiberglass, wood, copper, brass, ceramic,
even brushed steel and granite find their way into my murals.
Using light evolved over the years. Standing on a hillock
in the Western Ghats, watching the sunset, I chanced upon
a brilliant work of art. The sky had changed hues and light
fell on parts of the landscape while the rest were shadowed;
the colours transformed to brilliant chrome green, muted
browns and a hint of yellow creating a dramatic pattern.
There was so much fluidity in the scene, inspiring me to
bring in lights into my work.
Maybe it’s because I often find myself ‘in between’,
bridging some gap, maybe it’s a longing for something
bygone that’s tinged with the excitement of the new.
Or maybe it’s the sense of balance I am striving to
create that translates into my murals. |
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