For too
For
long
too now,
long our
now,
country
our country
has unconditionally
has unconditionally
placed placed
graffiti
graffiti
or street
or street
art as art
an as
act an act
of heathenism,
of heathenism,
rebellion
rebellion
and disrespect.
and disrespect.
In states
In states
like West
like West
Bengal,
Bengal,
wall art
wall was
art was
deemed
deemed
a criminal
a criminal
offense
offense
with the
with
‘offenders’
the ‘offenders’
having having
to pay to
a pay
hardy
a hardy
fine of fine
Rs 1,000
of Rs 1,000
or
or
more. more.
Artists
Artists
have had
have to had
require
to require
to the to covers
the covers
of the of night
the night
to unleash
to unleash
their art
their
to art
the to globe
the globe
and leave
and leave
it anonymous,
it anonymous,
in worry
in worry
of retribution.
of retribution.
They’ve
They’ve
visited
visited
a similar
a similar
spot the
spot
next
the next
day only
day to
only
check
to check
that the
that
wall
the has
wall
been
has whitewashed
been whitewashed
by the by
local
the figures,
local figures,
which which
don’t don’t
need their
need name
their name
tarnished
tarnished
by the by
‘law’.
the ‘law’.
Social Social
art is now
art is seen
now in
seen
plenty,
in plenty,
we’d prefer
we’d prefer
to target
to target
the ones
the that
ones carry
that carry
vital messag-
vital messag-
es relating
es relating
to the to stark
the stark
reality reality
of ladies
of ladies
in India.
in India.
The various
The various
artists artists
behind
behind
this genre
this genre
have a have
specific
a specific
motive
motive
in mind
in to
mind
teach
to teach
the masses,
the masses,
through
through
art, regarding
art, regarding
the infinite
the infinite
struggle
struggle
of being
of being
a lady a in
lady
this in country.
this country.
At the At same
the same
time, time,
they also
they attempt
also attempt
to form
to form
people
people
aware aware
of the of
dynamic
the dynamic
tides in
tides
society
in society
nowadays
nowadays
that it's
that
finally
it's finally
opening
opening
its mind
its mind
to the to
empowerment
the empowerment
of ladies.
of ladies.
Here are
Here a are
few a programs
few programs
and artists
and artists
you should
you should
follow follow
that are
that attempting
are attempting
to change
to change
the face
the of
face
society
of society
for women
for women
one brush
one brush
at a time.
at a time.
M.I.S.S.I.N.G...
M.I.S.S.I.N.G...
This This photographer-cum-installation
photographer-cum-installation
artist artist
got everyone’s
got everyone’s
attention
attention
together
together
with with her her famed famed art-project
art-project
by
‘M.I.S.S.I.N.G…’
‘M.I.S.S.I.N.G…’
that is
that
a public
is a public
art pro-
art pro-
ject that
ject that
addresses
addresses
the problem
the problem
of
of
sex-trafficking
sex-trafficking
in our in country.
our country.
Kejriwal,
Kejriwal,
who who
has been
has been
working
working
in association
in association
with NGOs
with NGOs
fighting
fighting
sex trafficking
sex trafficking
and and
kid prostitution
kid prostitution
for the
for past
the few
past years,
few years,
realized
realized
that the
that way
the to
way
bring
to bring
this perti-
this perti-
nent issue
nent issue
to the to general
the general
public,
public,
was by
was by
creating
creating
mystery
mystery
in their
in minds.
their minds.
#BreakingTheSilence
#BreakingTheSilence
By Jheel
By Jheel
Goradia
Goradia
Leena
by Leena
Kejriwal
Kejriwal
This 21-year-old multimedia designer
This from
21-year-old
Mumbai multimedia
graduated designer
from Raffles
from design
Mumbai
graduated
from
Raffles
International and has
been turn-
design ing
International
and
has
been
turn-
heads along with her project
#Break-
ing heads
along with She
her paints
project iconic
#Break-
ingTheSilence.
pictures
ingTheSilence.
She paints
iconic on
pictures
of Bollywood
characters
the walls,
of Bollywood
characters
on
the
walls,
using some mostly sexist songs and
using countering
some mostly
sexist
songs
these
songs
in a and
thought
countering
these
songs
in
a
thought
bubble or a caption round the character.
bubble
or a illustrates
caption round
character.
She
the the
posters
digitally,
She illustrates
the
posters
digitally,
prints and cuts them separately and then
prints wheat-pastes
and cuts them (made
separately
and then flour,
by mixture
wheat-pastes
(made
by
mixture
sugar and water) them on flour,
numerous
sugar locations
and water)
them She
on numerous
in Mumbai.
uses Bollywood
locations
in to
Mumbai.
She theme
uses Bollywood
icons
create the
a lot of attrac-
icons tive
to create
the
theme
a
lot
of
attrac-
and relatable to the crowds.
tive and relatabl e to the crowds.
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