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20 Awesome Pieces of Street Art That You Won’t Believe Exist In Delhi

  |MY MISSION FOR THIS YEAR|

*Bucket list update - Check these out before the end of this year. They are all in Delhi and I haven't seen them yet. Shame on me*

Also a huge huge shoutout to Scoopwhoop for this awesomeness, also Raj Das for curating them all and sharing with us.

(Aaand the title is inspired by Enrique Iglesias's song "Heartbeat")

Delhi is a city of ironies. It's dotted with locales where the urban meets the rural. Shahpur Jat is one such amalgamation. Once the boutiques and galleries entered the fray we stopped calling it gaon and started calling it 'urban village' instead. But if you see past the masquerade, it's still the same place. 

Earlier this year, a few international and local artists organized themselves and started the 'St.ART Delhi 2014' project. They chose specific places in Delhi, particularly in and around Shahpur Jat, and started painting. They faced queries from many curious locals, most of them not familiar with the concept of public art. 

In the end, here's what they achieved;

1. By Sé Cordeiro 

2. By Artez

3.  By Harsh Raman

4. By Okuda

5. By Andy Yen

6. By Tofu

7. By Tona

8. By Foe

9. By Foe

10. By Mattia Lullini

11. By Alina Vergnano

12. By Alina Vergnano

13. By Bond

14. By Alias

15. By Alias

16. By Tones

17. By Tones

18. By Tones

19. By Ranjit Dhaiya

20. By Hendrik ECB Beikirch and ANPU

All photos by Akshat Nauriyal except number 1 and 6 (by Jayant Parashar), number 2 (by Artez) and number 8 (by Enrico Fabian).

This project was organized by St+Art India Foundation which is a Delhi-based non-profit working on Public Art projects in urban spaces.
This project was reported by Brooklyn Street Art.

H/T to Huffington Post.

Source - http://www.scoopwhoop.com/news/delhi-street-art/

Author- http://www.scoopwhoop.com/author/raj/

PixelArt

Well, we have seen all sorts of street art wonders now and then. How about when we combine digital designs and art? Ever thought of pixelated street art?
A group of students who call themselves "Wall D" inspired by Walt Disney have gone all out and defined street art in an all new way especially around their college campus (Amity University Noida). They are traveling around India and making a difference almost everyday. What I like most about them is that they are staunch 90's lovers. I happen to be from the same college and had gone out for quick bite to the place where I found this treasure. I found out about them from the very interesting QR code that they had painted right below their artwork, again that was genius. Have stayed in touch ever since and keep tracking their work all around the country. They are going to be a regular feature on this blog but for now check out this fantastic Sachin Tendulkar Wall art by them.

You can follow them too : https://www.facebook.com/wall.d.street

There is more to Art than meets the eye!

Very recently, while going towards Cannaught Place in New Delhi I spotted   something very beautiful, yet hidden from everybody else. I wonder if anyone else has noticed these wonderful pieces!

I immediately got off on that station and rushed to click, sharing it with all of you. Next time if you happen to notice something which others are turning a blind eye to, make sure you capture it. Now these sculpted marvels are hidden because of the over growing trees. The ones on the roof are pretty clear. 

Location: Ambedkar Marg

Metro : RK Ashram Marg

New Delhi 

Masked Buddha : New Delhi | India

By Yantr (instrument)

Long before I had a phone or camera I used to cross this particular village in New Delhi, named Khirki. It led to one of the top-notch malls in the city. There was something about this that made me stare at it without realizing where the time went. I've been seeing way before people even started noticing street art in Delhi. Thanks to my friends house being close to this place, the day I got the first chance, I went about clicking this piece from every angle I could. 

"From every angle it's perfect and not just the art work but the message hidden behind that mask."

Irony is, it's painted right in front of a garbage dump. 

Next time you visit Delhi, be sure to walk across the village to see some great work by Daku (Indian Banksy) and Yantra 

Yantra named himself perfectly and even works towards it. Truly and instrument to change the world. What better way than art itself. 

Correction - What I perceived the mural to be was not the actual though behind it. 

Street artist Yantr shows Buddha in a mask. The graffiti in Khirki extension aims to spread awareness and discourse on Operation Smiling Buddha, India’s first nuclear weapon explosion that took place on 18th May, 1974. (IBNLIVE)