By - Jui Deshpande
Art is primarily imagined to be in museums, galleries or famous paintings. Yet, if you look around, art is present everywhere. From the design of buildings to nature. The colours of a small shop in the corner of the street, patterns inside auto rickshaw, wall arts or even the tiles in your residential buildings. It’s often overlooked. We can say there are 3 types : Street-level art, Functional art, and Unintentional art.
Street level art which includes shop banners, wall art, street murals and also truck/auto designs. We can easily spot unique designs and colour combinations that stand out if observed well. In a life full of hurry, we often fail to notice the simple but long-existing form of art.
Functional art, rangoli outside homes, mehendi, embroidery, fabric prints and paints. Not just art but the traditions that have existed in our country for centuries. Rangoli patterns change with festivals, mehendi carries cultural and emotional significance, and embroidery reflects regional styles and craftsmanship. Blending creativity with everyday life.
And lastly, something we all do without even realising it is unintentional art. Notebook doodles, café chalkboards and even food plating falls in this category. A quick sketch during a lecture, a creatively written menu, or the way food is arranged on a plate shows how naturally creativity exists in daily routines. These forms may seem easy and casual, but they reflect creativity in its most natural and effortless form.
Perhaps the difference between art and the ordinary lies not in the object itself, but in the way we perceive it. Much of what we dismiss as everyday may hold creativity and expression that we simply fail to notice.