{"id":755,"date":"2026-01-01T06:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T06:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/?p=755"},"modified":"2026-01-09T05:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:41:02","slug":"sakshi-gupta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2026\/01\/sakshi-gupta\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakshi Gupta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ProfilePic-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-758 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ProfilePic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ProfilePic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ProfilePic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ProfilePic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ProfilePic-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ProfilePic-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-manrope-font-family\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\" id=\"drawing-bengaluru-blr-hubba-2026\"><strong>Drawing Bengaluru, Blr Hubba 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-the-artist\">About the Artist<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sakshi is interested in exploring the minutiae, the tiny, the often ignored or overlooked in our ever-expanding cityscapes. The focus is on the people and their interaction with the spaces that makes India\u2019s cities bearable, sometimes lovable despite the infrastructure lackings. She works with watercolors, oils and pastels. She is currently pursuing a Master\u2019s degree in English Literature and likes to read, write and paint depending on what suits the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-instagram wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sakshigupta.art\/%20\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12,4.622c2.403,0,2.688,0.009,3.637,0.052c0.877,0.04,1.354,0.187,1.671,0.31c0.42,0.163,0.72,0.358,1.035,0.673 c0.315,0.315,0.51,0.615,0.673,1.035c0.123,0.317,0.27,0.794,0.31,1.671c0.043,0.949,0.052,1.234,0.052,3.637 s-0.009,2.688-0.052,3.637c-0.04,0.877-0.187,1.354-0.31,1.671c-0.163,0.42-0.358,0.72-0.673,1.035 c-0.315,0.315-0.615,0.51-1.035,0.673c-0.317,0.123-0.794,0.27-1.671,0.31c-0.949,0.043-1.233,0.052-3.637,0.052 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This artwork captures a home in a corner of Cubbonpete. The curved walls and the dancing steel staircases are architectural elements that can be seen in a lot of Bengaluru homes in and around Central Bangalore. When I first saw it, the red simply took my heart away. I could also imagine a steel and glass double door supermarket coming in its place in a few years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Old buildings have a character of their own reminding you of a time and space with more pauses and patience, challenging the notions of urbanity. Behind the fancy facades of high-rise monolithic apartments and IT Parks, Bengaluru hides long lines of tiny homes, decked up in shades of pink, blue, lemon yellow, green, red, orange, purple, all coming together like a rainbow on the road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bend in the Street This artwork is available for Purchase. Please contact the artist directly. About the Artwork This artwork captures a home in a corner of Cubbonpete. 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