WRITING ON THE WALL:

Dilli Haat’s brush with Street Art

Street Art adds uniqueness and a certain charm to the otherwise seemingly nondescript cities across the globe. It amuses, adds aesthetic value and meaning to bricks and mortar. And such creativity has been brought into limelight in the capital of India. Delhi Tourism, in collaboration with Austrian Cultural Forum, Austrian Embassy, New Delhi, is all set to present an exhibition of the works of Jeremias Altmann, an Austrian artist renowned for drawing, printmaking and wall painting at Dilli Haat from December 9 to 15.

The exhibition was inaugurated by Michael Heinz, Director, Austrian Cultural Forum, S. P. Singh, MD & CEO, DTTDC and Naresh Kuparia, an eminent Installation Artist and an International Award Winner in august presence of Dr. Georg Zehetner, Head of Austrian Embassy, Rajan Sehgal, Co-chairman, Tourism Committee of FICCI, Cristina Mukherjee, Director, Austrian Tourism Board of India and Shovana Narayan, a renowned Kathak Dancer at Dilli Haat.

The Austrian artist, Jeremias Altmann alias Jermy will be showcasing his talent through his wall paintings at the amphitheatre at Dilli Haat, where people usually gather to enjoy cultural activities. Also, Jermy will be displaying his art works, which he made early this year during his stay in Delhi. His sketches, paintings, and printmaking have always touched the hearts of common men. Delhites can now, for a week,enjoy his paintings. Over the years, street art has gained popularity worldwide and has become a very conspicuous medium for conveying social messages on social, environmental, peace and other relevant issues of our day to day lives. Jermy, in the last 5 years, has also brought into prominence a series of wall paintings commissioned by the city of Vienna. He had also participated in exhibitions in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Serbia, France, Greece, China and Canada.

This exhibition provides him an opportunity to communicate with all types of viewers through his graffiti. This has even allowed people to observe him working and appreciate his creativity.

Jermy is open to all sorts of questions from the people watching him work or while contemplating about his next work.