Okhaldhunga Mural for Kolor Kathmandu
This mural was done for Kolor Kathmandu, a project by Sattya Media Arts Collective based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Kolor Kathmandu is a mural based project where local and international artists are chosen to paint 75 murals around Kathmandu valley representing the 75 districts of Nepal. You can read more on Kolor Kathmandu on : ndu.sattya.org/
This mural is based on the district Okhaldhunga which lies in the eastern part of Nepal. The mural was done in one of the over head crossing bridges in Sundhara, Kathmandu. The mural is a poem titled 'Okhaldhunga' written by a very famous poet of Nepal, Siddhi Charan Shrestha. The poet has captured the beauty of Okhaldhunga in this poem and it's one of his most famous poem he's written. Also, Nepali peolple are very familiar with this poem, thus it was chosen to represent the district.
This mural is based on the district Okhaldhunga which lies in the eastern part of Nepal. The mural was done in one of the over head crossing bridges in Sundhara, Kathmandu. The mural is a poem titled 'Okhaldhunga' written by a very famous poet of Nepal, Siddhi Charan Shrestha. The poet has captured the beauty of Okhaldhunga in this poem and it's one of his most famous poem he's written. Also, Nepali peolple are very familiar with this poem, thus it was chosen to represent the district.
Here are some work on progress pictures:
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Work-in-Progress-Okhaldhunga-Mural/9175923
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Work-in-Progress-Okhaldhunga-Mural/9175923