You can call him a crusader in the form of a street artist and he crusades against the pathetic condition of roads in Bengaluru, India. This Indian painter from Mysurudistrict in Karnataka, India is most recognized by his works both in street art and 3D paintings. His tongue-twister of a name is Baadal Nanjundaswamy.
Image Via: Badal NanjundaswamyA gold medalist in Bachelor of Fine Arts from Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Nanjundaswamy settled in Bengaluru. Currently, he is involved in highlighting potholed roads, bad infrastructure and total apathy of the city’s civic agencies through his street art.
Image Via: Badal NanjundaswamyHailing from a poor background, Nanjundaswamy used his love for painting to raise money to get a university education. For this, he converted a small shop into his painting workshop from where he sold his paintings.
Image Via: Badal NanjundaswamySuch was Nanjundaswamy’s gift of art that he was picked up by the renowned international ad agency, Ogilvy & Mather, after his graduation. The agency hired him at its Bengaluru office as an art director for Kannada films, short films, plays and documentaries, in addition to other independent projects. His notable works as an art director include Police Quarter, Prakruthi, Lucia, LifeuIshtene, among others.
