Creating a first in Kolkata, the Vivekananda Park Athletic Club decided to take a chance this year by introducing #3dstreetpainting to the citizens of West Bengal at Durga Puja 2014. Honored to have been invited, this was the first Hindu religious festival I have participated in as a visiting artist. Thanks to urgings of my…
What do 3d chalk art, music, art, film, acrobatics, cosplay, stunt riding, graffiti, projection and break dancing all have in common? 18 Degrees! (The festival that is.) Held in the beautiful northeast India state of Meghalaya, 18 Degrees rocked the city of Shillong for an entire weekend of culture explosion. Having been officially invited to…
On New Year’s Eve, Studio 21 gallery curator & friend Manas Acharya, invited me to present a short demo and lecture on my work and the 3d street painting art form. A perfect venue for a street art offering, Studio 21 not only showcases new artists but has championed the street art genre in Calcutta.…
3D Street Art Makes a Heartfelt Mark on India Incredible! Truly the perfect adjective that springs to mind when summing up the latest art adventure I’ve recently had the good fortune to experience. From across oceans, deserts and mountains, and into the kaleidoscopic sanctum of my mind / heart – India and its people do…
Happy New Year! Event Update: I am honored and pleased to announce my schedule for the 2012 3d Street Painting India Tour, sponsored by the US Consulate of India. The success of the first tour in 2009 was so overwhelming, it prompted the US Consulate to set up a second tour for January and February…
American artist, Tracy Lee Stum, conducting a street painting portrait workshop with fine art students at Stella Maris College, Chennai, India. 2009.
Tracy Lee Stum conducting a quick painting demo on developing a street painting portrait with students from the University of Hyderabad, India, 2009.
New Delhi
As some of you may know, I’ve recently returned from a rather exhilarating and adventurous trip to India where I participated at Antaragni Festival, IIT Kanpur as a guest featured artist. As part two of my India blog entries, this article focuses on the second phase of my trip, which was a 3D street painting workshop tour of prominent art colleges and universities throughout the country, sponsored generously by the American Center through the US Consulate in New Delhi.
Having worked with the US Consulate office in Mumbai last year in a similar capacity, I was invited by Aruna Dasgupta and her team to develop and demonstrate a 3D street painting workshop for local high school, college level and professional artists in New Delhi at the Habitat Center. The workshop was held over 3 days with morning and afternoon sessions which provided students with the opportunity to learn how to make street paintings and to delve into the mechanics behind basic 3D techniques. more…
Check out the new Winter 2010 Edition of Luciole Press which has featured an article about my latest street painting adventure in India! Special thanks to Karen Bowles for including my work and story in this singular artistic journal. https://luciolepress.com/Tracy_Lee_Stum_~_India.html
I recently had the tremendous pleasure of traveling back to India as a guest visiting artist to teach street painting, specifically 3d street painting techniques, to high school & college level students as well as professional artists in 5 major cities. Initially my tour began in Kanpur, India, where I would be arriving at IIT…