Mississauga Chronicles

 Hello Street Art Lovers !

It has been so long since I posted any street art updates or my thoughts when I see them. Even though I haven't been posting much but I have surely maintained the collection.

Now, since I have some time in my hands it has been decided that the posts shall start flowing again. Brace yourselves peeps and prepare to get your minds blown because that's what "Art" does right?

Currently I am between switching jobs and studying (meh) but there is one thing that I don't stop thinking about, "Where will I spot the next beauty?".

When I moved to Mississauga, I was aware of the sculptures and art galleries, what I was not aware about was that there are some hidden gems in this place and as always I happened to spot one during a long walk finding food and the good art makes you forget things like hunger too :D

I see, I stop, everything else has to stop as well, because I need to savor this moment, absorb the colors, understand when it was made, why etc....

Posting my latest find below for you guys as well. I will also be using the same blogpost depending upon my mood to continue posting about the street art specific to this location. 

Person in the Mural : Amália Rodrigues, Queen of Fado

Location: Streetsville, Mississauga (ON)

Artist : Matthew Cadoch

This mural is part of a worldwide project to commemorate Amália Rodrigues, she was a major figure in the Portuguese music universe and also known as the "Queen of Fado". This idea belongs to Herman Alves and is produced by Hermedia.

Fado - is filled with a mixture of sadness and nostalgia, longing and resignation. It is melancholic and also termed as saudade in Portuguese. 

For a brief second when you will hear the music which I am sure you'll be drawn to once you have read the post, you will feel as if its the background music of Frida Kahlo's life.

I can't wait to make my next stop to Toronto’s "Little Portugal" where a different mural of her awaits. Toronto's old markets and lanes are and art lovers dream. See you all soon!

Connaught Place | New Delhi

One of my best friend says, "What if art ruled the world?"

Well, I'd say there could be nothing better. Even while I was walking and thinking constantly about what he wrote, I couldn't stop wondering that what if the world of art was the only world? I wouldv'e been super glad, somtimes you don't need choices. Nothing has to make sense, you like it, you go see it, you stare at it, you wonder, you think, you contemplate, it may become your muse for the next project, it may inspire, it makes you a poet, a writer, anything you dream of it transpires. It's funny what art can do to you. It makes me jump, it makes me cry, it makes me smile, it gives me goosebumps, it makes me want to meet new people, it makes me want to write about it, it makes want to travel and see how many levels are there to it or are there no levels at all or is it all an illusion. Questions and several answers, what should I follow? what should I write? what should I like? 

"Life without art would've been just bleh" - A post I had seen a while back.

The plans that are not planned are the best, that's what happened the other day. It was a typical day, got back from college, saw Frozen, fell in love with Olaf blah blah blah. All of sudden fish craving happened and the first place that came to our mind was "Cha Bar" at Connaught Place. I knew I'd stumble across some old stuff but when I saw this eagle I can't explain the feeling. This is what I wrote on Instagram- 

"I still can't believe it. It's so surreal. The fact that I cried and jumped at the same time when I saw this. I knew it was love at first sight. Call me crazy but that's the way it's gonna be. "

Artist: Rukkit

Location : CP Outer Circle (H block Parking)

Apart from the eagle that day I happened to see this old piece and the first thought " Under The Sea" - the faous song from the Disney movie "The Little Mermaid" you must be wondering that all things are connected to Disney movies, well yes :) My life is surrounded by Disney movies, their quotes, their strong characters and I sometimes make friends on the basis of Disney movies and how they react to them and think of them. So beware.

Delhi Street Art

Location : Outer Circle

 This is another strong piece coupled with a few more around the place. The middle portion of the wall shows birds escaping the cage and more.

Delhi Street Art

Location : Between A & B block

 This bang opposite on the same building. Catches a lot of attention. The colors are the best. Fly away, breakaway.

Delhi Street Art Project 

Location : Between Block A & B

 This is on some brown, drab old wall, almost negleced wall to be precise. The purple makes a huge difference. This was clicked on a different day.

Random Graffiti

Location : Near Bercos behind A block

I am sure there are more fantastic pieces of art around CP, I promise to bring them here to you soon. Cannot wait for the Dhoomimal art fair though. You guys should check it out yourself. It starts in th first week of April around G Block close to the Khadi emporium.

*Sometimes I'm not able to update the blog, you can catch my photographs at Instagram "@tanyaisms"

St.ArtBeat!

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/

Insta Roar!

" I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing

through the fire 'Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear

me roar Louder, louder than a lion"

While exploring on various mediums, especially Instagram I found something grand and worth sharing.

Unleashed Tiger in Johannesburg 

Leopard breaking free into Johannesburg

  Leopard breaking free into Johannesburg

What attracted me to this one was the use of colors and the magical effect of the tiger and leopard actually breaking free. The geometric effetc when the leopard is jumping out is phenomenal.

Go out. Explore. Share


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