- Live Mural Art Performance marks the conclusion of wall art fest at Alliance Française
- Musical Performance, Workshop and Documentary Screening leave audience enthralled
Sarwan Kumar, Demokratic Front, Chandigarh, 21 October :
Live mural performance, live DJ, hip-hop dance performance, and a host of other activities marked the conclusion of the third edition of the Wall Art Festival at the Alliance Française in Sector 36 here today.
The live mural art performance was by three different artists – Sandre, Super Bab, both French artists and Aashti Miller, an Indian artist.
DJ Bogus from Chandigarh entertained the audience with his music, while Fire Breaker Crew enthralled the audience with hip hop dance performance to create an environment of urban culture.Fire breaker crew is a dance group with all the members doing different dance forms. Formed in 2013, all the members travel and represent in different competitions and underground battles all over India, representing their feelings and sharing vibes through dance.
Chandigarh Slackline Community left those present awestruck with their tricks. Slacklining is an exhilarating balance sport that involves walking or performing tricks on a tensioned piece of flat webbing strung between two anchor points. It demands focus, core strength, and coordination, making it a fun and challenging outdoor activity for thrill-seekers and fitness enthusiasts alike.
A workshop was also conducted on the occasion which gave the participants a chance to show creativity. They customised the spray cans by decorating them and took them back home as a souvenir of the wall art festival. They also got a chance to do collaborative canvas painting under the guidance of professional artists.
A documentary film ‘Vandal Graffiti – invisible approach’ reflecting the life of a graffiti artist of France was also screened.
Ophélie Belin, Director of Alliance Française Chandigarh informed, “For its third edition, the Wall Art Festival had invited four artists – two from France, one from India and one from Réunion Island. 14 locations were transformed by French artists, which included Chandigarh, where the festival concluded. It took off from Colombo and other locations were Trivandrum, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Udaipur, Pondicherry, Pune, Bhopal, and Chennai.”
About Sandre
Sandre is a Breton artist based in Paris, France, whose work lies at the intersection of urban and technological practices. After studying animation, she ventured off the beaten path and sought to showcase her art for all to see by creating murals in the streets of Paris as well as in numerous countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam, and Belgium. She also creates mappings for events and animations on immersive devices, such as at the Atelier des Lumières in Paris. Her style is situated on the border between naive, surreal, and ironic narration, composed of cartoonish characters that are highly colourful and nuanced. Working on large-scale curves allows her the freedom to fully express her movements while bringing her various characters to life.
About Super BAB
Born in 1993, he created his first graffiti at the age of 13. In the following years, he honed his graffiti techniques and explored other avenues such as painting, drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and ceramics. While studying at the Beaux-Arts in Paris, he learned better academic techniques and developed his drawing skills as well as his personal style. Starting with a conventional drawing, he adds an abstract touch, particularly influenced by famous surrealist paintings such as those by Miró and Picasso. He also incorporates elements from outsider art and tribal art.
About Aashti Miller
Aashti Miller is an architect, illustrator and graphic designer. She was born and raised in Mumbai, and studied Architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She is the sole force behind MillerInk, an illustration and graphic design studio. She constructs her drawings in an attempt to make sense of the unexpected collision of her two seemingly disparate worlds. As a result, her aesthetic and style have evolved into detailed drawings that tread the fine line between constructed and painted, digital and analog, two and three dimensional. Her work is heavily inspired by and explores spaces, places, and faces.
