Spot - Bengaluru Talks Through Its Walls

Let's spot the art around the city because Bengaluru likes to talk to its people through its walls. Hop across the city with us as we discover the artists who are raging a war of activism and mural messaging across the city!

Parameshwar Waran honours the pourakarmikas (waste separators) of Malleshwaram with a stirring, meta artwork.

Stepping out

Art by

Anpu Varkey

Woman strolling beside the famous mural depicting a movement for women reclaiming spaces as a part of the Malleshwaram Hogona project.

The Delineate Edition

The graffiti and mural artists of Bengaluru have taken it upon themselves to transcend this city into a beautiful canvas while keeping its cultural identity alive. Vishnu, an artist from Kalakarah tells, “ We have made multiple paintings across the city, but with the Chester Bennington one, we just wanted to showcase how shocked all the fans were when the news came in." 

Vishnu, along with other members of Kalakarah believes that Murals can improve the community and environment and are a blatantly visible demonstration of human talent and skill. It allows people to visually express themselves and share tales.

Symbolism art in Koramangala 

against corruption even after 

demonetization.

Street Art of Chester Bennington in Koramangala was made by artists from Kalakarah as a tribute when he passed away.

In Transit

People crossing Cubbon Park Metro Station with one of the artworks from a result of the Namma Ooru Namma Neeru project, an art and ecology collaboration between Art In Transit (AIT) and Biome Environmental Trust (BET).

Artwork of dreams crying, made on the boundary wall of Jyoti Nivas College by some student artists.

Let Me See & Be

Ardhnareshwar

The Beauty of beyond the ordinary

Girl clicking a picture of the huge wall art between church street and MG road metro station made by transgender artists as a part of the Aravani project.

                                   feminism

The famous feminist painting by artist and activist, Shilo Shiv Suleman has a BBMP board in front of it now which reads "go slow".

A mere coincidence, however, showcasing the irony of public view 

on all feminist movements.

Fancyfying the daily

Art By

Harshvardhan Kadam aka Inkbrushnme

locals passing through MG road metro station as it showcases the innocence of childhood through a three-storey mural work

Walk on

A person selling phone covers in church street outside MG road metro station in front of the artwork by artists from St+art India Foundation.

Artwork by college students along with Kalakarah artists outside college walls in Koramangala reminds the youth to live a little.

Damini

     Wall art in Koramangala, made by artists to depict the plight of rape and assault survivors.

All about PERSPECTIVE

Your regular zomato guy actually has the wings of an angel as he swiftly brings you the sweet taste of food from anywhere anytime!

The two Cities in one!

Be it the Malleshwaram Hogona project promoting sustainable movement around the city, the Kalakarah artists making the city aesthetic, the Aravani project destigmatizing transgender people, or the Start India foundation creating murals for the city’s metro stations - it is clear that the artists of Bengaluru want to talk. They want to speak about the rapid changes occurring in this city, depict emotions through larger-than-life portraits, pay tributes to both famous and regular lives, and eventually carve a space for themselves in this ever-changing metropolitan.

Bengaluru is one of the only few places in the world which adapts everyone for who they are and emerges as a new city each time this old town goes through a wave of development. This time, the development is coming in terms of how this city is perceived. The result of which can be seen in the change in the artist's landscape of the place. Fusing ancient mural techniques with present-day graffiti artwork, artists are shaping a new culture here, which is true for both Bangalore and Bengaluru!