Artistic public walls to adorn city

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore , Feb 12, 2013 : The Mangalore City Corporation, in association with the Karnataka Bank has come up with a novel idea to prevent defacing of public walls, by beautifying the same with wall drawings. There are plans to have such wall drawings on all public compound walls.

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The wall drawings thus sketched near the Karnataka Bank, Hampankatta Branch, were inaugurated by P Jayaram Bhat, Managing Director of the Bank along with Mahabala Bhat, General Manager and Harish Kumar, MCC Commissioner.

In his address, Jayaram Bhat said the wall drawings on public walls, would serve two purposes as they not only beautify the walls, but also help in promoting art. He also sought public co-operation to this endeavour.

MCC Commissioner Harish Kumar who also spoke, thanked Karnataka bank for its co-operation.

As part of the project, Karnataka Bank would sponsor the wall drawings on the compound walls of ASRP government women’s hostel at PVS circle, a part of the compound wall of Wenlock hospital and a part of University College compound near Karnataka Bank, Hampankatta branch ( a total of 858 sq feet).

The wall drawings will be done by artists Harish Marne and Harish Kodialbail of STS-Core Decore under the guidance of Dinesh Holla. The paintings will be based on the famous Warli art of Maharashtra and simple line drawings.

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