Harshvardhan Kadam Explained

Harshvardhan Kadam
Birth Date:31/08/1984
Birth Place:Wai, India
Education:IDC School of Design, Mumbai
Alma Mater:IIT Bombay
Known For:Murals, children's book illustrations
Notable Works:Clock Tower of Haridwar
Style:Tantra
Movement:Spirituality
Website:Official website

Harshvardhan Kadam, also known as Inkbrushnme, is an artist from Pune, India, best known for illustrating children's books and painting mythological murals on walls across the world.[1]

Biography

Harshvardhan Kadam studied applied art and visual communication at the IDC School of Design, Mumbai.[2] He began his career in 2007 as an artist for comic books.[3] After setting up Inkbrushnme in 2005, a unique studio that makes murals, illustrations, graphic novels, conceptual artworks for films and games, he completed his postgraduate studies at IDC.[4]

His works include the Clock Tower at Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar, and India's largest mural at Yerawada Central Jail; a 300m-long painting titled 'Songs of the City', which depicts the story of the city Pune.[5] [6] [7] A wall of the Planet Godrej displays his work.[8] According to him "On the walls where I painted mythological characters, I figured that people stopped spitting or taking a leak there".[9]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harshvardhan Kadam – An Artist on Chasing Dreams and Achieving Goals. hdfclife . 9 February 2023 . en . 30 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20230209085318/https://www.hdfclife.com/insurance-knowledge-centre/investment-for-future-planning/harshvardhan-kadam-on-chasing-dreams. 9 February 2023.
  2. Web site: S . Lekshmi Priya . How One Pune Artist Is Paving Way for an Art Revolution Through Its Streets . The Better India . 9 February 2023 . 15 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20230213015006/https://www.thebetterindia.com/124474/one-pune-artist-paving-way-art-revolution-streets/. 13 February 2023.
  3. News: Street Art Excursion with Inkbrushnme: The Waterman's Village Takes Us Through a Mythological Journey Across Goa . 13 February 2023 . Homegrown . 8 June 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Harshvardhan Kadam . 24 September 2012. 9 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230209085508/https://www.desicreative.com/5185/. 9 February 2023.
  5. Murals at Har Ki Pauri and Chandi Ghat . Ganga Yatra . 27 January 2020 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230209085942/https://nmcg.nic.in/Newsletter/Jan-Feb2020/index.html#https://nmcg.nic.in/Newsletter/Jan-Feb2020/index.html#https://nmcg.nic.in/Newsletter/Jan-Feb2020/#p=1. 9 February 2023.
  6. Book: Singh . Dr Yatindra Pal . Clock towers of India . 2021 . Blue Rose Publishers . 978-9-35427-256-1 . 40-41 . en . 18. Haridwar . https://books.google.com/books?id=MI0TEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA40.
  7. News: Thomas . Nevin . Meet Harshvardhan Kadam, the artist who painted India's largest mural at Pune's Yerwada Jail . 9 February 2023 . Firstpost . 28 November 2017 . en. https://web.archive.org/web/20230209084926/https://www.firstpost.com/living/watch-meet-harshvardhan-kadam-the-artist-who-painted-indias-largest-mural-at-punes-yerwada-jail-4231363.html. 9 February 2023.
  8. News: Mumbai: 'New' residents of Byculla make case for retaining precinct's rich history . 14 February 2023 . Mid-day . 19 May 2016 . en.
  9. News: Kaur . Amarjot . Wall of fame: Is it art or is it vandalism? While the debate on graffiti goes on, here is a look at this emerging art form . The Tribune Lifestyle . 25 November 2014. 9 February 2023 . www.tribuneindia.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20230209085816/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141125/ttlife1.htm. 9 February 2023.
  10. Book: Dharmarajan . Geeta . The Famous Smile . 2007 . Katha . 978-81-89020-67-5 . 35 . en.