{"id":761,"date":"2026-01-01T06:41:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T06:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/?p=761"},"modified":"2026-01-09T05:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:41:58","slug":"ukenderan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/2026\/01\/ukenderan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukenderan"},"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\/Ukenderan_Profile-pic-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-764 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukenderan_Profile-pic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukenderan_Profile-pic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukenderan_Profile-pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukenderan_Profile-pic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukenderan_Profile-pic-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ukenderan_Profile-pic.jpg 1930w\" 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\">Ukenderan, founder of Bangalore based studio: Des&#8217;x Architects, uses plein air watercolor painting as a meditative bridge between architecture and art. Through on-location urban sketching, he documents the built environment as an experience shaped by atmosphere. His work seeks to capture fleeting moments, light and mood, translating transient urban experiences into layered watercolor narratives that blur the line between observation and emotion.<\/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\/ukenderan_sketches\/\" 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 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id=\"this-artwork-is-available-for-purchase-please-contact-the-artist-directly\">This artwork is available for Purchase. <br><em>Please contact the artist directly.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-b29d4327 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\/ukenderan_sketches\/\" 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 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24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19,5H5c-1.1,0-2,.9-2,2v10c0,1.1.9,2,2,2h14c1.1,0,2-.9,2-2V7c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm.5,12c0,.3-.2.5-.5.5H5c-.3,0-.5-.2-.5-.5V9.8l7.5,5.6,7.5-5.6V17zm0-9.1L12,13.6,4.5,7.9V7c0-.3.2-.5.5-.5h14c.3,0,.5.2.5.5v.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-the-artwork\">About the Artwork<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Artwork: <\/strong>Art Print on Archival Paper&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Medium: <\/strong>Watercolor on sketchbook<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artwork Size: <\/strong>7.7 \u00d7 11.6 inches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stone steps, embraced by lush greenery and framed by quiet arches, lead toward the sacred Bull Temple\u2014built in 1537 by Kempe Gowda I under the Vijayanagara Empire. This watercolor explores the subtle yet powerful dialogue between the man-made and nature, where architecture recedes into atmosphere. The work captures a moment of calmness, where the landscape quietly suggests that the journey upward is not about arrival, but about surrendering to stillness along the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steps to Bull Temple This artwork is available for Purchase. Please contact the artist directly. About the Artwork Stone steps, embraced by lush greenery and framed by quiet arches, lead toward the sacred Bull Temple\u2014built in 1537 by Kempe Gowda I under the Vijayanagara Empire. This watercolor explores the subtle yet powerful dialogue between the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artprofiles"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=761"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1038,"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761\/revisions\/1038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drawingbengaluru.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}