Grey walls of railway station, airport to get a dash of colour

Coimbatore | Sunday | 18th November, 2018

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“It is the responsibility of the local artists to maintain the paintings and to turn other buildings colourful.”It’s been a long time since local artists were engaged in painting, Jeevanatham said. The work done by the foundation has inspired the local artists and has given a new life to the dying street art,” he said. The local themes attracted the residents.An image of Mahatma Gandhi stepping out of a train will adorn the front wall of the railway station, local artist V Jeevananthan of Chitrakala Academy said. Coimbatore: Attracted by the colourful paintings that have replaced the fading walls of the government buildings in the heart of the city, authorities of the southern railway and the city airport have decided to seek the service of the painters.“We have received requests from the railway and airport authorities to paint their buildings. “Most of them switched to digital painting after it became popular..