Chennai is now home to lifelike wall art done by Tamil Nadu’s very own banner artists
The Hindu
Noticed lifelike murals dotting parts of the city, recently? Behind these public art projects are banner artists, now turning the walls of North Chennai into their canvas
On the cylindrical facade of a former cyclone shelter in Thiruvottiyur, a scene unfolds: smiling fisherfolk, some wielding oars and others holding baskets of their haul, invite you into the frothy ocean. The expansive sea meets the sky dotted with clouds in what reminds one of simpler, happier times. The two-storied building of around 17,000 square feet, located where Ennore Express Road meets Kathivakkam High Road, is now a canvas. The debris that once surrounded this shelter has now disappeared; and so have the empty liquor bottles. Cut to Manali, and a therukoothu artiste gazes into the distance from the compound wall of the bus terminus.More Related News