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'''''Yantr''''' is a [[pseudonym]]ous [[Street artist|graffiti artist]] from [[Delhi]], India.<ref name="Jaisinghani 2014"/> ''Yantr'' is a [[Sanskrit]] word | '''''Yantr''''' is a [[pseudonym]]ous [[Street artist|graffiti artist]] from [[Delhi]], India.<ref name="Jaisinghani 2014"/> ''Yantr'' is a [[Sanskrit]] word that literally means "machine".<ref name="Nath 2015"/><ref name="Sengupta Review 2016"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Money Heist murals light up Mumbai and Hyderabad skylines; check out the pictures |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/money-heist-artworks-murals-mumbai-hyderabad-bombay-art-project-7667615/ |work=The Indian Express |date=11 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Yantr's real identity is not known. He was raised in [[Assam]] where his father owned a garage. He is an Indian artist and designer who introduced contemporary mural art and [[street art]] to India. He is an alumnus of Department of Fine Arts, from The [[Maharaja Sayajirao University]] of [[Baroda]]. Before starting the street art movement, he worked nearly 10 years as an art director in advertising where he worked on global and Indian brands. He has spread the mural art movement all over India such as in [[Mumbai]], [[Kochi]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Pune]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manga |first1=Dhiren |title=Notable Top Graffiti and Street Artists of India |url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/notable-graffiti-street-artists-india |work=DESIblitz |date=15 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Yantr was introduced to street art in 2006 and started working in 2008–09. He has traveled across India to paints murals in various cities including | Yantr was introduced to street art in 2006 and started working in 2008–09. He has traveled across India to paints murals in various cities including Delhi, [[Guwahati]], [[Pune]], and Mumbai.<ref name="Daftuar 2012">{{cite web | last=Daftuar | first=Swati | title=Showcase: Open air gallery | website=The Hindu | date=5 May 2012 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/showcase-open-air-gallery/article3383536.ece | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Deccan Herald 2014">{{cite web | title=City's grey alleys get an artistic makeover | website=Deccan Herald | date=25 February 2014 | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/388166/citys-grey-alleys-get-artistic.html | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> He [[stencil]]ed ''a man with notes'' at different places in Delhi overnight in 2011 to protest against [[Indian black money|black money]].{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} He created ''Parmanu Muskan'', the [[Buddha]] wearing a mechanical mask, for creating awareness of environmental issues. He also created an art Heart exchange with [[Sé Cordeiro]] in [[Hauz Khas]] during 2014 street art festival.<ref name="The Independent 2015">{{cite web | title=Delhi's modern murals: Extraordinary outdoor galleries | website=The Independent | date=13 January 2015 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/delhis-modern-murals-street-art-festivals-and-extraordinary-outdoor-galleries-9976115.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/delhis-modern-murals-street-art-festivals-and-extraordinary-outdoor-galleries-9976115.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | access-date=19 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He painted a bleeding rhino near [[Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden|Assam Zoo]] to highlight illegal poaching of rhinos for its horns.<ref name="Nath 2015">{{cite web | last=Nath | first=Arundhati | title=An insider's guide to Guwahati: more than just a gateway to India's northeast | website=the Guardian | date=28 September 2015 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/sep/28/insider-guide-guwahati-gateway-india-northeast | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> He participated in St+Art Mumbai. At Kochi Muziris Biennale, he painted a mechanical giant whale. He also created massive bird by arranging fodder on ground near village in Delhi.<ref name="Jaisinghani 2014">{{cite web | last=Jaisinghani | first=Tamanna | title=The Power of Yantr | website=Red Bull | date=14 November 2014 | url=http://www.redbull.com/in/en/stories/1331690175149/the-power-of-yantr | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> During street art festival in 2014, he created a mural of large drone with an eye on the side of five-story building in Shahpur Jat area of Delhi.<ref name="Sanyal 2014">{{cite web | last=Sanyal | first=Amitava | title=Wall streets | website=The Hindu | date=15 February 2014 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/wall-streets/article5693528.ece | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> He aims to bring complex topics to the general public through street art. His work combines machinery and natural forms, utilizing his unique style. He was also a part of St+art Delhi 2014 and the first Street Art exhibition in India - "This is Not Street Art".<ref>{{cite news |title=A Rundown On St.Art Mumbai So Far |url=https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/a-rundown-on-st-art-mumbai-so-far |work=Homegrown |language=en}}</ref> He also participated in 18 Degrees Festival in October 2014 and painted murals in [[Shillong]].<ref name="Manipur2014">{{cite web | title=Second edition of 18 Degrees Festival 2014 in Shillong 20141009 | website=Manipur - E-Pao! | date=9 October 2014 | url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.Press_Release.Press_Release_2014.Second_edition_of_18_Degrees_Festival_2014_in_Shillong_20141009 | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> During street art festival in Mumbai, Ranjit Dahiya and he partnered to paint India’s largest mural, depicting the father of Indian cinema, [[Dadasaheb Phalke]]. He also painted a simple wall with a window into a dream sequence which later featured in home and design trends magazine.<ref name="Sengupta Review 2016">{{cite web | last=Sengupta | first=Anuradha | last2=Review | first2=Special to Weekend | title=Asia's largest dry port becomes open-air gallery | website=GulfNews | date=17 February 2016 | url=http://gulfnews.com/culture/arts/asia-s-largest-dry-port-becomes-open-air-gallery-1.1674656 | access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref> In 2015, he created promotional wall arts for [[Cadbury]] Oreo biscuits in Delhi.<ref name="Mathew 2015">{{cite web | last=Mathew | first=Joby | title=Cadbury Oreo uses Graffiti wall art for the "Play with OREO' campaign | website=Home | date=8 June 2015 | url=http://pitchonnet.com/blog/2015/06/08/cadbury-oreo-graffiti-wall-art-play-oreo-campaign/ | access-date=19 January 2016 | archive-date=26 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126014528/http://pitchonnet.com/blog/2015/06/08/cadbury-oreo-graffiti-wall-art-play-oreo-campaign/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2016, he painted India’s tallest mural, 115 feet high water tank, depicting the wildlife conservation named ''Mission Leopard'', in [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] [[Gurgaon]] (Now Gurugram).<ref name="Patra 2016">{{cite web | last=Patra | first=Pratyush | title=Gurgaon needs public art on wildlife conservation, say artists who painted leopards on water tank | website=The Times of India | date=26 November 2016 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Gurgaon-needs-public-art-on-wildlife-conservation-say-artists-who-painted-leopards-on-water-tank/articleshow/55619229.cms | access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref> In September 2016, he painted India’s first ever fire station in [[Pune]], depicting the courage and spirit of firemen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Graffiti: Dead walls do tell us tales |url=https://www.time8.in/graffiti-dead-walls-do-tell-us-tales/ |work=TIME8}}</ref> | ||
==Style== | ==Style== | ||
Yantr's style is influenced by his childhood experiences in his father's garage and work in field of arts. His works are an amalgamation of machines, organic forms and art, sometimes called bio-mechanicals, with eclectic themes.<ref name="Jaisinghani 2014"/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Yantr is a pseudonymous graffiti artist from Delhi, India.[1] Yantr is a Sanskrit word that literally means "machine".[2][3][4]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Yantr's real identity is not known. He was raised in Assam where his father owned a garage. He is an Indian artist and designer who introduced contemporary mural art and street art to India. He is an alumnus of Department of Fine Arts, from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Before starting the street art movement, he worked nearly 10 years as an art director in advertising where he worked on global and Indian brands. He has spread the mural art movement all over India such as in Mumbai, Kochi, Himachal Pradesh and Pune.[5]
Career[edit | edit source]
Yantr was introduced to street art in 2006 and started working in 2008–09. He has traveled across India to paints murals in various cities including Delhi, Guwahati, Pune, and Mumbai.[6][7] He stenciled a man with notes at different places in Delhi overnight in 2011 to protest against black money.[citation needed] He created Parmanu Muskan, the Buddha wearing a mechanical mask, for creating awareness of environmental issues. He also created an art Heart exchange with Sé Cordeiro in Hauz Khas during 2014 street art festival.[8] He painted a bleeding rhino near Assam Zoo to highlight illegal poaching of rhinos for its horns.[2] He participated in St+Art Mumbai. At Kochi Muziris Biennale, he painted a mechanical giant whale. He also created massive bird by arranging fodder on ground near village in Delhi.[1] During street art festival in 2014, he created a mural of large drone with an eye on the side of five-story building in Shahpur Jat area of Delhi.[9] He aims to bring complex topics to the general public through street art. His work combines machinery and natural forms, utilizing his unique style. He was also a part of St+art Delhi 2014 and the first Street Art exhibition in India - "This is Not Street Art".[10] He also participated in 18 Degrees Festival in October 2014 and painted murals in Shillong.[11] During street art festival in Mumbai, Ranjit Dahiya and he partnered to paint India’s largest mural, depicting the father of Indian cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke. He also painted a simple wall with a window into a dream sequence which later featured in home and design trends magazine.[3] In 2015, he created promotional wall arts for Cadbury Oreo biscuits in Delhi.[12] In 2016, he painted India’s tallest mural, 115 feet high water tank, depicting the wildlife conservation named Mission Leopard, in National Capital Region Gurgaon (Now Gurugram).[13] In September 2016, he painted India’s first ever fire station in Pune, depicting the courage and spirit of firemen.[14]
Style[edit | edit source]
Yantr's style is influenced by his childhood experiences in his father's garage and work in field of arts. His works are an amalgamation of machines, organic forms and art, sometimes called bio-mechanicals, with eclectic themes.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jaisinghani, Tamanna (14 November 2014). "The Power of Yantr". Red Bull. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nath, Arundhati (28 September 2015). "An insider's guide to Guwahati: more than just a gateway to India's northeast". the Guardian. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sengupta, Anuradha; Review, Special to Weekend (17 February 2016). "Asia's largest dry port becomes open-air gallery". GulfNews. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ↑ "Money Heist murals light up Mumbai and Hyderabad skylines; check out the pictures". The Indian Express. 11 December 2021.
- ↑ Manga, Dhiren (15 October 2018). "Notable Top Graffiti and Street Artists of India". DESIblitz.
- ↑ Daftuar, Swati (5 May 2012). "Showcase: Open air gallery". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "City's grey alleys get an artistic makeover". Deccan Herald. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Delhi's modern murals: Extraordinary outdoor galleries". The Independent. 13 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ Sanyal, Amitava (15 February 2014). "Wall streets". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "A Rundown On St.Art Mumbai So Far". Homegrown.
- ↑ "Second edition of 18 Degrees Festival 2014 in Shillong 20141009". Manipur - E-Pao!. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ Mathew, Joby (8 June 2015). "Cadbury Oreo uses Graffiti wall art for the "Play with OREO' campaign". Home. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ Patra, Pratyush (26 November 2016). "Gurgaon needs public art on wildlife conservation, say artists who painted leopards on water tank". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ↑ "Graffiti: Dead walls do tell us tales". TIME8.