CITB Portrait of the Spirited, live portrait painting session was held on 7th March, before a discerning audience, at the Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre, Delhi. It was second event in the series of many conceived by the firm ‘Cloud in the box’, cofounded by a group of enthusiastic and established artists, working passionately towards sensitizing society to appreciate fine art. They have provided a platform where art, artists and non-artists can strike a bond.
In the last event, Sanjay Mishra, the well-known Bollywood film actor and winner of the ‘Filmfare’ and Indian Film Festival Los Angeles award, and Shibani Kashyap, a pop singer and music composer were present as models for the portrait artists to paint. Accomplished portrait artists like Nilay Sarkar, Ranjit Sarkar, Shakti Singh Ahlawat, Sanjay Sarkar, Vikrant Bhise and Sandeep Rawal participated in the event. This event is getting popularity amongst art fraternity as well as the general public. Hundreds of people visit the event every time. There were people from various walks of life, including doctors, IT engineers, people from the hotel industry, fashion and finance, and many others. They also took to paper and pencil provided by Cloud in the Box (CITB) team at the venue for making portraits. This is definitely a novel idea to create a positive energy in the society. Portrait artists are getting a platform to showcase their art and public is getting a chance to get introduced to art.
