<p>Matthias Beckmann, an artist from Berlin, has been exhibiting his painting series ‘How to cross a road in Bangalore’ at 1Shantiroad Studio since Wednesday.</p>.<p>Matthias captures the street life in the city using watercolours — its narrow pavements full of holes, tripping hazards while walking them, changing dynamics and the invisible order that goes with the flow.</p>.<p>Explaining the title of the show, he jested about the arduous journey one needs to make while walking on the Bengaluru streets. That said, he wished “people turned-off their phones for a week to truly observe their city, and appreciate their surroundings”.</p>.<p>“I was delighted at the openness and hospitality shown to me by the onlookers, some even offered me food and beverage while I was painting”, he told <span class="italic">Metrolife</span>.</p>.<p>Another artist, Sandra Havlicek, is displaying her abstract art on the sculptural examination of a metropolis alongside his works.</p>.<p>The event is part of bangaloreREsidency programme with Goethe-Instuit/ Max Mueller Bhavan, which offers cultural exchange programme between German and Indian artists.</p>.<p><em><span class="italic">*On view till December 9, at 1Shanthiroad Studio, Shanti Nagar, 11 am to 7.30 pm </span></em></p>
<p>Matthias Beckmann, an artist from Berlin, has been exhibiting his painting series ‘How to cross a road in Bangalore’ at 1Shantiroad Studio since Wednesday.</p>.<p>Matthias captures the street life in the city using watercolours — its narrow pavements full of holes, tripping hazards while walking them, changing dynamics and the invisible order that goes with the flow.</p>.<p>Explaining the title of the show, he jested about the arduous journey one needs to make while walking on the Bengaluru streets. That said, he wished “people turned-off their phones for a week to truly observe their city, and appreciate their surroundings”.</p>.<p>“I was delighted at the openness and hospitality shown to me by the onlookers, some even offered me food and beverage while I was painting”, he told <span class="italic">Metrolife</span>.</p>.<p>Another artist, Sandra Havlicek, is displaying her abstract art on the sculptural examination of a metropolis alongside his works.</p>.<p>The event is part of bangaloreREsidency programme with Goethe-Instuit/ Max Mueller Bhavan, which offers cultural exchange programme between German and Indian artists.</p>.<p><em><span class="italic">*On view till December 9, at 1Shanthiroad Studio, Shanti Nagar, 11 am to 7.30 pm </span></em></p>