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Artists in India do not practice murals in a big way, some artist who do muralsrestrict themselves to around 2 or 3 mediums like glass and metal or fibre. Rouble Nagi is the only Indian artist to work in 33 different mediums, and has completed over 800 murals worldwide. Every art piece designed by Nagi is unique and is very site specific. Hotels, corporates and the Government have numerous projects where installation and murals are used. Murals are three dimensional or two dimensional wall installation work. These are made in mediums like glass, ceramic, metal , Mosaic , Tile, Cold ceramic and many more. Most people only know murals are paintings done on the wall, the term is ‘Fresco’.
Being a mural artist our projects are mainly commissioned work, we havetremendous demand from the hospitality industry. As we have completed Hyatt Regency (Mumbai,Kolkatta) Country Inn and suites for Carlson, Taj Varanasi,Mumbai,Goa,Chennai just to name a few. In the year 2015 there are more than 83 hotels that will be launched in India. The scope for murals has grown immensely over the last 5 years. Rouble Nagi has been doing murals since 2001, and has had over 150 exhibitions world wide. Rouble Nagi also works towards beautifying Mumbai with art, and her Installations can be seen all over Mumbai. The most famous being the ‘POP GARDEN’ at Worli Seaface. Over the years Rouble Nagi has created her own brand in the art world and is must sought after for aesthetic and artwork for indoor and outdoor spaces.
Known as the master of murals Rouble Nagi does more than 3 projects a month, which sometimes include over 7 to 8 murals per site.
Complete Art Work for Evershine Global City, Club One Virar, including the largest mosaic mural in India
This installation is made in the Citibank headquarters in Bandra Kurla Comlex , Mumbai. The architect along with the CEO wanted to have an artwork in the lobby of the Building. The concept I developed was that we design a mural depicting the history of the bank since it is more than 200 years old. We designed a mural showing the first Citibank building in New York which was founded in June 16, 1812 to building till date. The mural did not need any explanation of what it was trying to depict, the design was meant to be self-explanatory. The murals were installed on the wall at a height of 16’ (feet) from ground and weighed approximately 600 kgs each. It still remains one of my favourite works till date.
As an artist one always wants to do something that’s close to one’s heart. When Arpita came to me with an idea of creating this fantastic visual spectacle, it was something I always wanted to do. As an artist I have seen the Last Supper created by various artists like Pietro Perugino,Paul Ruben, Dagnan-Bouveret and my favorites Dali and Da Vinci.
Just like the latter as Dali created the ‘Last Supper 'combining the typical Christian themes with modern approaches of Surrealism including geometric elements of symmetry and polygonal proportion, every artist I guess wants to create this masterpiece. I wanted to do it in a mosaic mix media format with architectural elements and a three dimensional visual effect, Arches were created to add dimension which were hand painted in gold on frames. Cutting tiles in such small sizes is not easy but that’s what makes tile mosaic so interesting n challenging to work on, blending n mixing different colour tiles together is fun in itself. Glass mosaic tiles had to be specially made as colors were not available it took time to put the panel together but am really happy with the outcome. Have done frescos and artwork making the apartment a visual treat.
Multi media wall installation
Cold Ceramic mural specially designed and executed for a Jackers Building on Carter road, Mumbai .
Largest mosaic mural in India
Metal mural
Cold Ceramic Lobby Mural for Kalpataru Sion
Complete artwork for Trident Group, including mediums such as Glass mosaic, Tile Mosaic, Cold ceramic, Frescos etc.
Wall Freco in Delhi Hyatt Regency
Painting Mural at Hyatt Regency Delhi
Design Philosophy: “Most of my designs are conceptualized in my head before I start work, I like Sketching randomly and freely to develop a form. During my sketching phase is where I take a decision of dimensions in the sculpture or mural.” Most of the installations are site specific, designed as per the site.
The installation titled “Lovers”, has been installed in New Delhi. The work has been carved out of a single piece of marble, which took the artist 2months to source. The sculpture has taken more than 8 months and weighs approximately 5 tons. The design is a part of the artist’s personality. “I always make my initial designs from clay, create a form and hold it against the sky, this way I can imagine it in any size and always be in control.”
While creating any large sculpture I always feel that my audience must think ,“creating something like this is nearly impossible.” Sculptures look the best in open air especially in landscape. My subject is my emotion, and I believe that paintings are more poetic and sculptures more realistic and logical, to evoke emotions in an audience through sculptures is the most difficult thing to do. All my recent projects have been large and required me working with new medium. My studio is more like a laboratory than manufacturing. All my sculptures in recent times weigh over a ton minimum.
“Mothers love is peace for her child, and her children are her anchor for life”
All my sculptures are an extended part of me, sculptures as I have always said is the artof intelligence. As an artist I believe to create your own life one has to carve it like a sculpture. For me a sculpture occupies real space as we do, you can walk around it, feel and touch it I often relate to it as another person.My sculptures are very personal, for years my subjects have been my emotions and thought. I express all my emotions through my sculpture since am I not a poet, as much as I would want to be. To start I take a relief, draw it and carve it out after which I build it up from a flat surface. Mostly its addition and subtraction till the end.
The sculpture “Madonna and child” is carved out of a single piece of marble and weighs 7 Tons. The rock often guides me to the final sculpture, the process is long and the work and ideas keep changing along the way. Every sculpture must have significance and does not belong in everyday life like a table and chair. The space must demand it and the sculpture should be a part of the surrounding rather than dominate it. My sculpture for instance was first thought of by me a few years back but I never started doing it till I found a suitable space for it. The subject of “Madonna and child” is a representation of Mother and child it is a subject which has been popular throughout the ages some of the artists who have painted and sculpted this subject are Raphael, Michelangelo, Giotto, Filippo Lippi just to name a few. So, in other words how to respond to a sculpture and how a viewer sees a sculpture is vital. As an artist I try to bring forth the playful emotion between the mother and child with my sculpture however to express emotion through a material or object that really is emotionless was a real challenge. This sculpture has taken me over 3 months to finish.
The vision during the design phase were doves or pigeons flying upwards in a flock. The white doves/pigeons are synonymous with freedom, joy and peace. Freedom in all aspects —spiritual and otherwise. This sculpture is a visual treat for the residents of the building and the colour white is very soothing to the eye.
This is basically a non-representational sculpture, designed specifically keeping freedom and an upward motion in mind, like white pigeons flying vertically up in a flock. The design is inspired by what we see in nature and is the starting point of a somewhat creative play, which bears some resemblance to my thought of freedom.
Every sculptor and mural artist works with a concentration of his whole personality, and the conscious part of it resolves conflicts, organized memories, and prevents him from trying to walk in two directions at the same time. As an artist and as a mother this concept of ‘Mother and Child’ comes very naturally to me. As a sculptor I am only interested in the shape of things.
The tree of life, is a marble installation weighing 5 tons and standing 7 feet tall. It was designed with symbols that reminds us of the love and grace God gives to each of us. It has been said trees are the earth's effort to speak to heaven. As a tree's branches give shade and protection from the sun, God always gives us love and protection. Knowing that we are loved and not alone can give us the strength to do things we did not know we were capable of doing. The installation symbolises wisdom, growth, protection, strength and God’s grace. The tree of life sculpture has been copyrighted by the artist. This installation has taken over 4 months to create.
“With care and nurturing, a tree will continue the growth of new life for many generations” a concept the artist followed while creating and designing this installation. As Rouble always designs artwork that are site/space specific, this particular installation was made for a client’s outdoor garden. The marble has been intricately carved from a single piece to create a tree with symbols and designs that show a vertical growth. Rouble has created more than 4 different designs with the same title, all having different themes and meaning. The “Tree of life” is a series of installations the artist has designed in various mediums like marble, mosaic, metal and ceramic just to name a few.
Exhibitions:
2007 Rhythm of Colours
Lalit Kala Academi Delhi
Lalit Kala Academi Lucknow
Lalit Kala Academi Chennai
India Habitat Centre
Studio Napean
2012/2013 Strokes of Strength
Lalit Kala Academi Delhi
India Habitat Centre Delhi
Title: Red on Me
Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 72" x 42"
Series: Strokes of Strength
Title: Horizon
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 60" x 36"
Series: Strokes of Strength
Title: Lady in Red
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size : 72" x 48"
Series: Strokes of Strength
Title: Love and Grace
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 72" x 42"
Series: Strokes of Strength
Title: Glory Run
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 72" x 42"
Series: Strokes of Strength
Title: New Open World
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 36" x 48"
Series: Strokes of Strength
Title: Rainfall
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 60" x 36"
Series: Strokes of Strength
Title: Young Idol
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 72" x 48"
Series: Rhythm of Colours
Title: Free Mind
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 60" x 36"
Series: Rhythm of Colours
Title: Sun Flower
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 60" x 36"
Series: Rhythm of Colours
Title: Strokes of Life
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 60" x 48"
Series: Rhythm of Colours
Title: Waves
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 60" x 36"
Series: Rhythm of Colours
Title: Building a Mystery
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 54" x 36"
Series: Rhythm of Colours
Title: Flashback
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 78" x 54"
Series: Rhythm of Colours
Title: New World
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 72" x 48"
Series: Rhythm of Colours
Title: Moksha
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 60" x 42"
Series: Rhythm of Colours
Title: Happy Sky
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 60" x 48"
Series: Rhythm of Colours
Title: Boulevard of Dreams
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 60" x 36"
Series: Strokes of Strength
A landscape, a view, a pretty picture
What the mind sees may be laced with tincture…
Tell us truly; when appreciating art, are you ever supremely confident that your interpretation of a painting is the same as the artist who made it? If you’ve got a way with words, you could possibly hold a discussion on how the two views align, and discover common ground in conversation. But many connoisseurs are but mute spectators who react not with a point of view, but to a connection they feel. It could be a tinge in the heart, a sweet flashback, an instant brightness of being.
Rouble Nagi’s newest series of landscapes evoke such emotion. The mood is bold, the message pungent. Picturesque beauty is apparent, but also seen is the juxtaposition of individual thought. Grass green and blue sky, you see at one point; blood red that invigorates, but doesn’t threaten in another. There’s sunshine in a shade that overpowers all else, yet the charcoal grey is brighter with character.
Impasto strokes may be likened to calligraphy, and their beauty compared to the Chinese alphabet, where the reader knows where the author began the composition of his stroke, and where he intended it to go. It’s not reading between the lines, it is understanding every move. Nagi’s audaciousness on canvas absorbs you, valiantly leading from the front. You’re never quite left to fend for yourself.
What makes the artist so confident about her view of nature? The answer lies in a heartening find: Rouble Nagi is a strong Indian woman of today, not one with passive desires or unfulfilled emotions, but with a view grounded in reality. She’s modern and urbane, as are her complexities. Love, heartbreak, duty, responsibility, ambition and desire all find a place in her world. She confesses to creating these pieces at a time when she was expecting her first child; a self-encompassing frame of mind no male can even claim to understand.
Go on; take in each frame with the contagious sense of strength it proffers. In all its simplicity, this is art that won’t just brighten up the wall, it’ll colour your day!
Mumbai Show
Mumbai Show
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Delhi Show
Importance of Public Art
Public art brings artists and their creative vision into the civic decision making process. In addition the aesthetic benefits of having works of art in public places, artists can make valuable contributions when they are included in the mix of planners, engineers, designers, elected officials, and community stakeholders who are involved in planning public spaces and amenities. Artists bring their own creative skill set to those conversations, which can also inspire creativity in others, ideally bringing the means of decisions and problem-solving to a more responsive and imaginative result. There is a public art continuum that appreciates the varied creative intentions and roles that artists may bring to a project.
However, artists inevitably bring personal and distinctive interpretations to each idea, site, social construct, and aesthetic potential. In this way, artists can be social and civic leaders, advocating through art for alternative perspectives that can challenge assumptions, beliefs, and community values. Above all people within the city and tourists visiting will be spellbound by creativity and beauty.
Public art is always welcome by the public as they are the audience and it is made for the people. My endeavour as an artist is to create a masterpiece with each and every artwork I do for the city.
Artist Concept :
As an artist I feel that #hashtag is “really a movement” and has been since a while now, the hope is that the hashtag will inspire action and serve as a springboard that people can use to launch themselves from online conversation to real-world action. In some way, the hashtag becomes a symbol of empowerment it creates an opportunity for sustained engagement and makes sure that governmental organisations know it and inspire further action.
As an artist my endeavour is to create a masterpiece and a timeless piece of art for the city and for the state.
We customise Murals, Sculptures , Installations as per requirement for Corporates, Individuals, Government Projects, Hotels, Residences, Townships, Farmhouses and Public Art Projects. We have made over 800 murals and installations worldwide.
Clients Include:
Hyatt Regency
Taj Hotel
Citibank
Bank of Baroda.
Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Rabindra Natya Kala Academi
Bajaj Auto Limited
Trident
Surya Hospital
Runwal Group
Orbit Corporation
Country Inn and Suits by Carlson
DHFL
Lokhandwala Builders
Whistling Woods
These are just a few clients, Rouble Nagi's artworks are collected by Celebrities, Museums and Art collectors as well.