Growing up in Mumbai, one of my earliest inspirations to become an artist were the hand painted movie posters that were displayed all over the city. Sadly they are now giving way to photography but, in my opinion, they were works of art in their right. The quality of painting in some of the posters was exceptional but more importantly, they captured the colourful fantasy and heightened melodrama of Bollywood films better than any photographs could.
For a long time now, I have wanted to emulate this style of painting and I think I have found a way of doing so within the format of portraiture. By following some of the techniques of poster art, like having soft focus backgrounds contrasted with sharper details and a generous scattering of decorative stars and flowers,I think I can make glamourous heroes and heroines of anyone!
This painting was done on canvas with acrylics and glitter, for an extra touch of glamour!
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