STREET ART

Hey guys today i will highlight one of the best developments in the city (DELHI) for the revival of the market.

As we all know that Till 90s Connaught Place was a dream market, we moved around in circles, window-shopping and sometimes buying, drinking milk at Keventer’s, enjoying your stuffed Patties and Pastries at Wenger’s and strolling through the shaded corridors, checking the graffiti made by pan stains ( beetle leaves) on the corners.

Alas like all good things those days came to an end. Soon CP started declining ( CP is short for Connaught Place, as the beloved marked, is known to people of my generation and before) parking was a nightmare, buses leading to CP were overcrowded with Pickpockets, every corner a pimp tried to peddle something illegal to you.  People of Delhi were missing the leisurely stroll in Connaught Place where you could buy a burger from D’ Pauls without burning a hole in your pocket, or you could indulge in the finest of dining depending on the money in wallet and time at hand.

The New Delhi Municipal Corporation continue to work towards the revival .

Delhi is one of the few cities in the world that boast of  Street Art created by citizens who take pride in their city.

Theme
The paintings though do not follow any particular theme, they do represent the Colors of India depicting day-to-day life around us. On one side you have national bird Peacock dancing to glory, on other building one finds a bunch of Sadhus acting as DJs cum Rock Stars gone wild,  and in another one, a sage is listening to his headphones while a modern-day Maneka is dancing as if trying to seduce Vishwamitra out of his meditation. Well if I have to find a theme in these paintings then it has to be music. I guess music is a universal theme and continues to appear in street art all over the world and Delhi is just following the tradition. Everyday life from Delhi is well represented in the paintings besides exotica like Sadhu cum rock-stars dancing to some heavy metal can also be seen.  

One of the paintings I loved is this one with a couple zipping on a bike with their hair flowing in the air, they have a door in front of them and it seems they are about to leap forward as if crossing a big canyon in full Bollywood style. There is Indian Tricolor behind them on the top of the building waving at them. On the other side of the canyon is a tree with lots of gifts hanging on it, but this tree is not a Christmas tree but a normal deciduous tree that has shed all its leaves just like the couple has shed their inhibitions in enjoying the motorcycle ride in the streets of Delhi

-You can See more at: http://desitraveler.com/street-art-connaught-place-new-delhi/#sthash.e5bC7NIO.dpuf

So,
That is all about street art i could collect and now i wanna show you my process book work on the same.

Street art depicting our national bird dancing through the walls of shankar market with pride.

Street art promoting peace and prosperity

Here is a attached link to the video of shankar market i could find on ytube.
 Hope it ll help you more 😊
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MRwlBE0uUA&t=289s
(Though the quality is not well but just if you need to have a glance)

For i am working on the video i created and will soon be uploading it
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Will keep you updated with more from  my process work.

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