LADY AIKO
Block 15, Lodhi Colony, Opposite CMYK in Meherchand Market
Lady Aiko wanted to depict a strong female character in her work, one with a direct connect with India. Hence, Rani Laxmi Bai. She wanted her work to be a collaborative process, hence she roped in 15 volunteers, all of which assisted her in cutting 299 A0 paper stencils, after which they helped in filling the entire piece with the artist's characteristic bright palette.
Country: Japan
OKUDA
Lok Nayak Bhawan Building, Khan Market
This particular mural is titled Day & Night. You & You, transforming a 3 decade old government building.
Country: Spain
DALEAST
Block 7, Lodhi Colony, Opposite Republic of Chicken in Meherchand Market
He hoped to express one of the truest things about India, which he discovered on a prior visit. He says, "There’s a chaos but inside it there is an order. Those birds are the same as us, moving around all the time, if they stop they will crash…I’m one of the birds”. He used the architecture of the building to catalyze this concept, depicting the speed and the energy that moves with the birds converging in at the centre of the building.
Country: China
AXEL VOID
Delhi Cold Storage, Azadpur
This piece is part of Axel's 'Mediocre' series and this is his interpretation of a still life - one of the most recurred themes in the history of classical painting. This piece talks about life in the biggest fruit and vegetable market in Asia.
Country: USA
JOAO SAMINA
Ogaan Wall {Next to Imperfecto}, Hauz Khas Village
Joao usually experiments with portraits in his stencil work. After getting in touch with Indian photographer Ved Upadhyay, he laid his hands on this particular portrait of an Indian women, who came to life in his mural. Within the elegance and the rigor of his composition he celebrated the warmth and the calm of an anonymous old Indian woman.
Country: Portugal
RUKKIT
CP Outer Circle, Opposite H Block Parking, towards New Delhi Railway Station road
Animals and birds are a recurring theme in Rukkit’s work. For his first piece in Delhi, he created an eagle, with its solemn gaze towards the sky and the city.
Country: Thailand
RUKKIT
Gol Market, Sub station, Near Nirula's Restaurant
His second piece in Delhi brings back to mind the old fable about the thirsty crow and the pitcher.
Country: Thailand
1010
School of Planning & Architecture, ITO
1010's work always has a strong sensitivity for the spaces he works in. His approach, strictly architectonic, considers which kind of abyss can be open in the space he interacts with. At the School of Planning and Architecture, his work is inspired by ancient Hindu architecture and "The Fractal Brain Theory" by Wai H. Tsang. His portals bring the viewer to fall into what was a flat and hard wall and to break all the boundaries we think we have. The colours articulate each perceptual level, guiding the public's gaze from the inside to the entrance of the portal and vice versa.
Country: Germany