In Pics: Delhi’s Street Art Festival Leaves Lodhi Colony Magical

New Delhi’s Lodhi Colony looks like a magical world of contemporary art.

Dilliwalon, gather your selfie devices and your amazing cameras because in the heart of your city, there are opportunities to take photos of yourselves looking cool against some magnificent wall art.

St+art Festival is a collaborative platform for street artists from India and around the world. It works on the idea of ‘Art for Everyone’ with the primary objective of making art accessible to wider audiences while having a positive impact on society.

"Omnia Videns" by Mexican artist @senkoeone for WIP, is a part of 18 massive installations created by international and national artists, using a total number of 100 containers. Make sure you check out WIP - The Street Art Show in all it's glory. Now open till this Sunday. Free Entry for all. 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm. 📷 @_thewhistler

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Over 20 artists gathered in the capital to transform the bland walls of Lodhi Colony into a colourful wonderland. The fourth edition of the ‘St+art’ event in Delhi organised it in such a way that Lodhi colony is now an open-air public art gallery.

Hopefully, after completion, this will fuel the growth of street art in India and will also open up the idea of choosing art as a career for the younger generation.

Hanif Kureshi, a New Delhi-based typographer and artistic director of “St+art”

The artwork was completed by the end of February. Here are some of the stunning pieces by artists from around the world.

Creativity, Enthusiasm, Canvas, Let’s Go!

"Amma" by Blaise. For his wall in Lodhi Colony, Indian artist Blaise chose to make the portrait of a mother figure who has diverse manifestations. As mother nature, she is carrying the memories of lost lands... in an urban context, our cities which are becoming concrete jungles are inhabited, by people who are all, in some ways migrants and hence the concrete jungle reminds them of their own mothers and mother nature represented in forests and agricultural lands, who they have been compelled to leave behind. She also represents indigenous communities who are pollinators and can sustain ecological diversity with the knowledge they possess, yet who are forced to be displaced from their homelands. The mother painted in this artwork is in the image of Blaise's own mother who currently resides in Kerela. 📷 @_tahska Special thanks to @asianpaints for their support.

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´Going Bananas' by Lek & Sowat for @startindia // Acrylic and bamboo on metal inside Delhi's Inland Container Depot // big up Kapil, Tuna, Agi and all the good people around #startindia // cc @lekilibrist @hanifkureshi @giulia_ambrogi @gaiastreetart @graffuturism @streetartnews @galerielefeuvre // #sowat #lek #lekandsowat #dmv #damentalvaporz #graffiti #installation #abstract #abstraction #streetart #icd #inlandcontainerdepot #startdelhi #startindia #delhi #india #bananas

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The Shisha Gumbad (glass dome) with the green house in the background from @gaiastreetart 's mural in progress at Lodhi Colony. 📷 @_tahska

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Work in progress with @harshraman at #lodhiartdistrict 📷 @_tahska

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@senkoeone at work. Come check out the final piece at the #WIPshow tomorrow. 📷 @hanifkureshi

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ECB Hendrik has painted portraits of anonymous people across the world. This is his piece for @startindia on the silo of a defunct factory, next to a massive landfill in Okhla. #streetart #startdelhi #mural #portrait #hendrikbeikirch #publicart

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'Vishvaroopa' by @inkbrushnme In this piece Inkbrushnme continues to explore concepts of Indian mythology which are a recurring theme in his work. Vishvaroopa is an all encompassing omni form of Vishnu and marks the beginning of 18 day battle of Mahabharata. Vishnu manifests in his cosmic grandeur hypnotising Arjuna, the supreme warrior and shows him that all universal matter, animate and inanimate is him. Special thanks to @asianpaints for their support. 📷 @_tahska

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100 more students from Tagore International School visited the WIP show today! Our festival is running till the 28th of February. Schools and colleges can get in touch with us regarding special curated for students at [e-mail] 📷@_thewhistler

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Another Rome based artist , Lucangelo finishing up his piece at WIP - The Street Art Show. Open every Thursday to Sunday from 12 pm to 7 pm in ICD, Tughlakabad. 📷 @sarahyltonphoto

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Ecb Hendrick beikirch painting a wall for the Lodhi Art District to the curiosity of kids in the neighbourhood who have several suggestions for him. If you want to see the artist at work, make your way to Meherchand market in Lodhi Colony. 📷 @_tahska

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Delhi based artist @harshraman 's island for WIP - The Street Art Show. Lots of activities taking place today including a set by the Delhi's very own band ThePilgrim (@pilgrimstagram ) Open for all, 12 pm to 7 pm! 📷 @_tahska

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'Padma' by @chifumi_gram is one of the first pieces of #lodhiartdistrict project by @startindia. This #mural is inspired from Padma Mudra- a symbolic Indian hand gesture to depict a lotus mixed with #Khmer #patterns from #Cambodia where the artist currently resides. #startindia #streetartindia #startdelhi #streetartdelhi #streetart #urbanart #publicart #chifumi #asianpaints #lodhicolony

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Bangkok based artist @rukkit painted this mural of an eagle, with its majestic gaze towards the sky and the city, during St+art Delhi 2015. The mural incorporates his favorite multicolored graphic approach and can be found near H block parking, outer circle, Connaught place.

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