M E H R A U L I - A N O I R C A N V A S
Series : There is Life Between the Cracks
Typology : Urban Illustration (Black and White)
Medium : Mixed Media (Hand-made sketches with ink pen and pencil. Shadows and additional elements on Photoshop)
(prints available in multiple sizes)
//उस पुरानी गली में भी एक नज़ारा छुपा है, जो वक्त के साथ बदलता रहता है
(That antique street has a view of its own, which transforms with passing time)
This urban illustration is of a fascinating segment of an old street market in Mehrauli; one that made me pause as I passed through it. A dilapidated brick wall serves as a background for a street hawker and barber to set up shop, who face in opposite directions. The scattered elements and the folded tarpaulin serving as a barrier between the two (establishing the idea of personal space within shared space), add to the composition.
Initially meant to be a practice sketch, it evolved into more detailed two illustration versions; one being a dusk version, and one after the sun set and an overhead bulb lit up. I realized I had witnessed the space through this transition of time, noticing the subtle change of character through light and shadow, as the elements played their part with usual consistency.
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