After the scenes of art works creating interesting spaces in old market areas like Shankar Market, visitors to Connaught Place had another interesting brush with the arts and artists.
A flash mob of a different kind, organized by "Cause Art" and "Artist at Work Productions", emerged on the streets of Connaught Place on the 6th of July. About 25 artists participated in the event along with their art works.
Pics from: http://www.theworldreporter.com/2014/07/artcause-art-part-everyday-life.html
Visitors and bystanders, shoppers and shopkeepers, who had assumed this was going to be another of the street protests they were used to seeing, were amazed and stunned to find not placards and posters, but colorful paintings being brought out and held by the team of artists.
Soon the crowds were going around looking at the compositions, asking questions of the artists, genuinely puzzled, curious and quite delighted at this unexpected and unfamiliar experience.
The event helped both parties. Crowds who had never had the time or opportunity to step inside and explore galleries got a taste of the variety of mediums, compositions and themes being used by young contemporary artists.
The artists themselves got a taste of the different and demanding crowd.They answered all sorts of questions on why they painted, what they were trying to say through their work, and what were the challenges of execution they faced in their work.
The organizers were quite happy with the results, and fortunately for Delhi-ites, more such public events will follow.
A flash mob of a different kind, organized by "Cause Art" and "Artist at Work Productions", emerged on the streets of Connaught Place on the 6th of July. About 25 artists participated in the event along with their art works.
Visitors and bystanders, shoppers and shopkeepers, who had assumed this was going to be another of the street protests they were used to seeing, were amazed and stunned to find not placards and posters, but colorful paintings being brought out and held by the team of artists.
Soon the crowds were going around looking at the compositions, asking questions of the artists, genuinely puzzled, curious and quite delighted at this unexpected and unfamiliar experience.
The artists themselves got a taste of the different and demanding crowd.They answered all sorts of questions on why they painted, what they were trying to say through their work, and what were the challenges of execution they faced in their work.
The organizers were quite happy with the results, and fortunately for Delhi-ites, more such public events will follow.
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