During every year, around January, Chitra Santhe, an one day art-fest is conducted on the streets of Kumara Krupa Road. A day when the road is flooded with artworks. Bangaloreans love art and craft. It is a lively city in that way, I must say. During my stay in Bangalore, I have attended four of these art flea markets. Everytime I visited this crazy art filled fest, I felt so excited. So was my camera- full of battery and an empty SD card. Of course, I do buy artworks. Why? Because I love art. I support a noble cause. I appreciate the efforts gone into an artwork- be it original or inspired.
This year I couldn't make it to this art show. In memory of last year's fun and meeting a bunch of artist friends from the Pencil Jam Group, here is a series of photos. A photo-documentation of those endless memories of 11th Chitra Santhe, held during January 2014. It's true that "moments when captured are treasured as memories. "
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| A pinwheel tied to an electric pole and a helping hand ----- |
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| ~ Of Admirers and Buyers~ ----- |
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| Hands in action- Sketching away instant portraits ----- |
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| My daddy strongest, the best~ I found so many dads carrying their 2-3 years old kids on their shoulders and walking up and down the art street (of one day), at KumaraKrupa Road. ----- |
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| In the midst is street light~ under the open winter evening sky ---- |
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| ~ Busy sketching ~ ----- |
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| It's fun to grab an ice-cream/ frozen popsicle on a winter afternoon ----- |
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| Artist and buyer conversation- bargaining ----- |
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| Catchy colours of thela-gaadi ----- |
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| An artist's ingredients~ A colour filled palette and brushes ----- |
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| Art on Bag A jute hand bag with warli tribal art on it. ----- |
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| Art hoardings, an artist and a tired buyer.. I guess the only patch of the road which was not crowded with Bangaloreans.. ----- |
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| Spotting things that are unique... Cipriana's Romanian Dragon fly hairpin ----- |
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| The guest house at Kumara Krupa Road ----- |
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| How can I miss this..! My eternal love for Tea continues... ----- |
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| Want some..!! ~Perfect for winters: The parboiled peanuts~----- |
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| So many viewers for one instant portrait (Artist at work, busy sketching) ----- |
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| Smart use of smartphone ----- |
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| Following baba (daddy) in the crowd ----- |
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| The artist and his work~ You can buy this talented artist's work at Dhruba Mazumder's fine art ----- |
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| ~ Howdy guys :) ~ Meeting the artist friend and his wife- Dhruba and Cipriana ----- |
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| The refreshing bubbles of the eternal drink Oh! Tea.. ----- |
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| I am present~ A selfie click.. ---- |
