3d artist in Bahrain paints for the girl child
Manama : Well-known 3D chalk artist Jincy Babu has turned Ramli Mall’s atrium into a canvas to celebrate and create awareness on the “International Day of the Girl Child”.
The artwork, which measures around 1240 square feet in area, is also an attempt to enter ‘Guinness World Records’ for the world’s largest 3D chalk painting.
The painting, which depicts a refugee girl rising from water with the Earth in her hands, needs to be viewed, from a certain angle, either through a 3D lens or through a mobile phone camera, to enjoy. 3D Street Art, often known as 3D Chalk Art is a 2-dimensional art work drawn on the streets to give a 3-dimensional optical illusion when viewed from a certain angle.
“I am trying to spread the message that if you give an opportunity to a girl, she can indeed change the future of the whole world,” Jincy, who is a talented street artist, muralist, organiser and an expert in 2D & 3D pavement art, told DT News.
Her husband, Limnesh Augustine, who works in the Ministry of Interior in Bahrain, is a world-renowned chalk artist. He is well known for his work “Piece4Peace” which earned him the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest 3D painting. The couple, representing Bahrain, had also won numerous accolades from street art festivals held in USA, Holland, France, Germany, Italy, India and Mexico.
Jincy started working on her record-breaking attempt in Ramli Mall on 11 October 2017, which also falls on the International Day of the Girl Child. United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Manama, LuLu Hypermarket and Ramli Mall are backing the artist in this endeavour.
She explained that the painting, done using standard Sidewalk chalks and Liquid Chalk, aims at raising awareness on the importance of empowering the girl child as well as UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
“Being a girl and breaking this record will spread the message of the importance of girl child and how we can conquer the world using the willpower.”
Pointing to the lifebuoys in the painting, she said, “It represents six out of the 17 sustainable development goals by the United Nations that are crucial to the well-being of girl children the world over.” “They are floating around to support her,” Jincy Babu explained.
The painting completed on 18 October 2017 is open to the public until 24 October 2017, which is the United Nations Day.
Commenting on the initiative, LuLu’s Regional Director, Juzer Rupawala, in a statement, said: “LuLu Hypermarket is honoured to collaborate with the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) for the Gulf countries to highlight the important cause of empowering the girl child and to also showcase key aspects of the Sustainable Development Goals to raise awareness.”
“This event, held under the patronage of the Ministry of Youth & Sports Affairs, underscores our commitment to the young people of Bahrain,” he said adding: “We welcome Bahrain’s residents to come and cheer for the artist in her Guinness World Record attempt that will bring accolades to Bahrain.”
When asked about her future plans, Jincy told DT News that her next attempt will be in Amsterdam for the Almere Chalk art festival.
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