SADAK - Hand painted street signs in India Illustration few of their progeny have

few of their progeny have worked in their most favorite form

Expanding on the series Supervisions

to the point of creating something monumental

Rainer Maria Rilke

SADAK - Hand painted street signs in India Illustration few of their progeny haveSince the 1990s, hand painted signs in India one of the defining elements of the countrys urban landscape have been largely replaced by more technologically advanced media. Today, they survive in a vernacular culture quite distinct from largescale digital productions. The work of the sign painters represents a visual itinerary through the historical economic changes of Indian society over the years; paintings that emerge in vivid shapes and colours