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Artists, I salute you.

Melody on March 21st, 2007

One of the things I miss most in Mumbai are the freehand painted hoardings we used to see all over before flex came about.

Some of them very good, some were so-so but all of them were brilliant when one thought of the way they reproduced off a photograph onto a 20 foot x 20 foot hoarding with great likeness - enough for everyone to identify all the actors!

As I pay tribute to a truly fantastic rangoli artist I met (& watched in action) yesterday (see my new page “The Evolution of a Rangoli“) I cannot help but remember all these brilliantly talented people who perhaps are a dying breed.

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14 Responses to “Artists, I salute you.”

  1. inexile
    March 21st, 2007 at 5:11 pm

    painted film posters are way more cooler than printed ones !!

    now where could one get hold of one of those ?

  2. pensivelawyer
    March 21st, 2007 at 5:29 pm

    Maybe the museum?….;)

  3. Melody
    March 21st, 2007 at 11:05 pm
    @ Inexile: Unfortunately I have no idea.

    @ Pensive: :P

  4. Rishi
    March 21st, 2007 at 11:19 pm

    Its true, film poster painters are much better artists but they don’t have the fame for there art. Rs.100 for a hard poster whereas MF Hussain gets Lacs for his UpsideDown paintings.

    And those rangolis, great find - love them!

  5. inexile
    March 22nd, 2007 at 2:00 am

    one more thing i don’t get ?
    on the top bar there are pics of you , the sea the trees and gateway of india and suddenly there’s a pic of your legs in red shoes ?!?!?!?!

    why ? :P a lil abrupt wont u say ? :P

  6. Melody
    March 22nd, 2007 at 12:32 pm
    @ Rishi: Actually some Hussains are now worth crores!

    Glad you like the Rangolis.

    @ inexile: I say, when you got it, flaunt it! They are very nice, aren’t they?!

    And to your “one more thing i don’t get?” - you sure it’s only one, I’m SURE there are lots more things you don’t get ;)

  7. Harsha
    March 22nd, 2007 at 2:33 pm

    Didnt u ask him to draw one rangoli of u? ;) That would have been cool along side rekha and nargis ;)
    Knowing u that thought would have entered ur mind..no? :)

    And whats that expression on Rekhas face…. che…this dirty mind ;)

  8. Rishi
    March 22nd, 2007 at 3:24 pm

    Yes! 1 portrait of bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit by MF Hussain sold for 15 Cr. INR which is HUGE!

  9. Melody
    March 22nd, 2007 at 5:32 pm
    @ Harsha: Believe it or not, HE asked me if I wanted a rangoli done of my face and I said NO :P

    Well, truth be told, I’d have loved to see my face in rangoli - he said he’d do “every hair on my head in the right color” but because it was part of an official event I couldn’t go around displaying my face for all & sundry (boo-hoo, next time?)

    @ Rishi: He also made headlines with the Rs 100-crore (Rs 1 billion) deal for 125 paintings he signed with Mumbai-based Swarup Group of Industries

  10. inexile
    March 22nd, 2007 at 7:03 pm

    oh well th pic is too small for me to judge ;)

    well curiosity killed the cat but makes the dog smarter :D

  11. Harsha
    March 23rd, 2007 at 9:06 am

    Ur rangoli pic would have been awesome…. atleast a small one, no? :)

    And no comments on Rekha’s expression ;)

  12. SloganMurugan
    March 23rd, 2007 at 10:55 am

    There are a few painters around. You will find them at any of the many studios around Mumbai, Chennai, painting sets.

  13. Rishi
    March 23rd, 2007 at 6:51 pm

    Yep! Have a look at http://www.telegraphindia.com/.....771851.asp !!

  14. Melody
    March 24th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
    @ Inexile: You wanna see the real deal eh? Join the queue?? ;)

    @ Harsha: Yeah but unfortunately neither of us will even see it… boo-hoo-sob :(

    And no comments about your sick mind either!

    @ Slo: Yeah but they are a dying breed aren’t they?

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