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Updated On: 22 January, 2010 06:55 AM IST | | Aditi Sharma
In an act of performance art, artist Nikhil Chopra grew a moustache to take on the garb of Yograj Chitrakar, before he lugged a giant canvas through the streets of Mumbai to come up with two massive charcoal drawings
In an act of performance art, artist Nikhil Chopra grew a moustache to take on the garb of Yograj Chitrakar, before he lugged a giant canvas through the streets of Mumbai to come up with two massive charcoal drawings
From January 15 to 17, Nikhil Chopra walked the streets of Mumbai in the garb of Yograj Chitrakar, a colonial draftsman, in search of the perfect place from where to capture the essence of the city.
Yograj carried a 20 feet x 10 feet canvas on his shoulders all through, slept in railway station waiting rooms and battled heat, exhaustion and hunger to create two massive charcoal drawings one depicting the Queen's Necklace from the Hanging Gardens, and another, a panoramic view from the Oval Maidan.
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This was a piece of performance art an Indian city rarely gets to witness.
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Artist Nikhil Chopra with a canvas that carries a charcoal drawing of a panoramic view of Mumbai sketched from the Oval Maidan. How do you like the new new mid-day.com experience? Share your feedback and help us improve. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
