A transit station in India is getting a facelift courtesy of two artists from Singapore. In a special joint cultural initiative between India and Singapore, the pair of artists are getting a chance to add bright colors and visual interest to a transit stop at a station that connects New Delhi with another city.
The two artists are bringing their heritage and love of nature to play in the mural, which will feature greenery, flowers, and birds. Singapore, known as the city in a garden, plays big into the inspiration behind the mural. A government official from India lauds the contribution, saying that New Delhi is trying to be more like Singapore in adding more green spaces to the overwhelmingly urban space. The flora and fauna present in the mural are typical to both India and Singapore, drawing even more similarities between the locations.
For the two Singaporean artists, getting the opportunity to paint the mural is a huge blessing. It’s great exposure and experience, and it helps elevate their art. One of the artists is known as the “sticker lady” because of some public artworks she has been engaging in, notably adding stickers to street crossing signs and stenciled art in other locations.
The project itself is one in an initiative in India to bring more public art to its transit stations. In addition to this mural, five other art projects are in the works at other stations. The birds in this particular mural are also symbolic of the life of the commuter — one who must travel between work and home in order to make their living. The Singaporean artists are working with a team of Indian volunteers to complete the painting, working long hours amid a heat wave. This partnership is one more beautiful thing about the initiative for public artworks in India, forming lasting relationships that will persevere for years to come. The cultural exchange goes both ways. After the artists were finished with a media interview about their role in the mural, they spotted an elephant passing by. They rushed to snap pictures, as this is an extremely rare sight in urban New Delhi these days, then resumed painting.
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