Kolkata has always been known for its political graffiti {and portraits of its fave football stars like Pele!}. Now a group of city artists are all set to transform the walls of city neighborhoods.
Trams, Walls & Eden Gardens: Funky, Instagrammable Street Art Has Arrived In Kolkata!
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What Is It?
Get ready to see some great wall art around the city. The Kolkata Street Art Festival has a group of artists painting around the city to kickstart a graffiti art and mural movement. A wall near Exide Crossing is sporting a new look already.
The project is being supervised by well-known painter Jogen Chowdhury and will have 15 artists {including Barun Saha, Dipak Samanta, Rintu Roy and Tarun Banerjee} working on different themes.
Two trams, more walls at Exide crossing, Ballygunje tram depot, Shyambazar, and the wall along gate number 10 of the iconic Eden Gardens, will all get a new look.
The plan is to paint 500 walls across the city in the next five years.
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The team is aiming at wrapping up the work before Durga Pujo. Good luck guys, what with the rain and all!
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Just one thing – other metro cities {like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru} have gorgeous wall art in many places. Many of these projects have been quite egalitarian – with communities and neighbourhoods joining in to paint their walls. Perhaps Kolkata could take a leaf from those.