Designers Were Asked To Beautify Mumbai’s Taxis, So I Turned It Into Sistine Chapel
Taxi Fabric is a project dedicated to creating a space for designers to show off their ideas and talent over 8 meters of canvas installed inside taxis in Mumbai, India.
The original idea for my artwork that is titled “A Century Of Revolt” was to do a fresco inspired piece around the Indian independence, I thought of dedicating it to those I admire for the courage and strength to carry on a war for freedom, for over 100 years – the freedom fighters. I wanted to show them floating hand-in-hand in a utopian scene of a free India that they must have dreamt of when they took it upon themselves to fight for it.
Mohammed Sattar, the 42-year-old taxi driver whose vehicle was chosen as the canvas for my artwork said, “The artwork makes me proud. Not just that, it is a symbol to remember all those who gave their lives for our independence. And, I think it is important that their memory is kept alive.”
More info: taxifabric.org
Me in a taxi
fresco on the ceiling
Mohammed Sattar, the driver of the taxi
India, the golden bird as it was called
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like the art work, definitely makes the ride worth talking about. Would love to see elephant in there somewhere!
like the art work, definitely makes the ride worth talking about. Would love to see elephant in there somewhere!
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