On recent travels to India I noticed tiny blips of urban art taking place. This is probably attributed to Western influences but nonetheless it seems to be taking on it's own agenda.
Thanks to a post on Facebook by Beth from Beth Loves Bollywood, I discovered Mumbai's Bombay's, Bollywood Art Project aka BAP. BAP is the Brainchild of Ranjit Dahiya and Tony Peter, according to an article in Blouin Art Info.
According to BAP's Facebook page, they are an urban public art project that aims to transform the walls in Mumbai into a living memorial to Bollywood. BAP reverts to the 70 year old tradition of Bollywood hand painted posters and signs. A dying tradition that has been overtaken by vinyl banner printing. The retro sensibilities have been lost through mass production of signage and loose their gritty nature.
A homage to "Deewar" with the king of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan. Nice work on the perspective.
We look forward to seeing what's on the horizon for these folks.
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