Peace Loving Grafitti Artist Shunnal Ligade
Shunnal Ligade, is a 29-year-old full-time artist who paints murals, graffiti, canvas, and custom designs for a living. He also works with various artists in the field of dance, film, and music to imbibe knowledge through collaboration.
Born and brought up in Bangalore, he always found different things to keep himself busy. He would find junk, collect it, and create something. His fascination for art led him to grab ideas from his neighbor after which he would make creations of his own the whole day. He recalls a time when his friend asked him for a wall painting as rent every month. The only walls that were available to him were that of the bathroom—he came to be known as “The Bathroom Painter” in his circle of friends soon.
He has grown and so has his art over time. The challenge that comes with art makes him love it even more. He is a peace lover and conveys emotion through abstract art. “The world is very dark because we have forgotten where we come from,” he says
Shunnal has traveled to different places, painting different walls. Street painting has been the best experience for him—he dreams of a day where everyone can take a break from their busy schedule and paint. He is always on the lookout for different styles of art so as to derive his own meaning and express himself through his work. It does not come as a surprise that Holi is one of his favorite festivals.
He began to make graffiti in the late 90s and his first graffiti spray was done on helmets. He says, “Today graffiti as art has really taken a huge leap and more people are talking about it. More works can be seen as there are a lot of upcoming artists and the work rate has also increased. Bangalore is growing. People like graffiti but they do not understand it completely. I would love to hit the streets with spray cans and paintbrush commercially”. Shunnal says that there are interesting artists whom he would like to work with. Working in a group according to him can create new styles and one can learn a lot from it as well.
He shares that the negative side of being an artist is that very few people understand this form of art. He is strongly against people calling an artist, a painter. He says, “An artist needs to be treated well, for which the audience needs to understand the work.”
Here are some of Shunnal’s grafitti’s:
Note: This is an article by Priety S from Campazine, currently featured on Simple Insights.
