'Rickshaw-wala'

 

Shikha Patel

Varanasi, India

The rickshaw is part of the Indian society. It is a means of transportation used by all.

Through my 'Rickshaw-wala' series I want to provide a spiritual glow to a very ordinary object, which

we often overlook in our daily lives, in order to bring attention to it.

Ā I also tried to portray the lives of those who make a living on this petty and common means of transportation, offering my subjects anĀ emotional platform, with the love and respect that they generally never receive.

Untitled (Rickshaw-wala Series)
Acrylic on Canvas

Shikha Patel

Varanasi, India

Untitled (Rickshaw-wala Series)
Acrylic on Canvas

Shikha Patel

Varanasi, India

Untitled (Rickshaw-wala Series)
Acrylic on Canvas

Shikha Patel

Varanasi, India

Untitled (Rickshaw-wala Series)
Acrylic on Canvas

Shikha Patel

Varanasi, India

Rickshaw bed (Rickshaw-wala Series)
acrylic on canvas

Shikha Patel

Varanasi, India

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The moment when a rickshaw driver uses its very little seat like a bed and have a deep sound sleep as if it is highly comfortable but actually its not. Here, trying to show the celebration of a rickshaw-wala life by picking a sleeping position which is a very common scene found in Varanasi City, in India.
Not Available (Rickshaw-wala series)
acrylic on canvas

Shikha Patel

Varanasi, India

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Here, trying to capture the mood and some resting moments of these rickshaw drivers. After such a laborious work they became exhausted and take rest on the seat of their rickshaw. So here we can see that how the rickshaw seat becomes the resting couch for them.
The Aesthetical Source of Speed (Rickshaw-wala Series)
Acrylic on Canvas

Shikha Patel

Varanasi, India

Transformation
Acrylic on Canvas

Shikha Patel

Varanasi, India

Hanumanā€™s Rickshaw (Rickshaw-wala Series)
acrylic on canvas

Shikha Patel

Varanasi, India

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The painting is dedicated to lord Hanuman, one of the most popular deities in Varanasi. I have assumed a rickshaw-wala whose name is Hanuman Singh and he is a great devotee of lord Hanuman. He has a sticker of Hanuman on the back of his Rickshaw and I have show him sleeping fearlessly on the rickshaw as per the unbreakable faith which symbolizes the Hanuman as the ā€œsankat-mochanā€ which means the one who release all the troubles of mankind.

Consequences of Aging (Rickshaw-wala Series)
Acrylic on Canvas

Shikha Patel

Varanasi, India