Save The Children...Mosaic Mural

I have been making murals for more than a decade now, looking back some of my works have always had a special place in my heart. Around six years ago I did a mosaic mural for Save the Children, loved working there with Mr. Rahul Kadri and people involved with the project. My love for children has helped me start Rouble Nagi Art Foundation. Work for has always been driven by passion for me. I do hope to do the same sort of work in the future as well. God Bless

WARLI WORK

                                          WARLI WORK AT KALA ACADEMY WORLI .

FREEDOM SCULPTURE AT NAPEAN SEA ROAD

FREEDOM SCULPTURE AT NAPEAN SEA ROAD

Sculptor and mural artist Rouble Nagi talks about her latest art installation in Mumbai.
What are you inspirations?Travel has been a part of my life since I was a child and being an army officer’s daughter, I was exposed to various cultures, places and religions from different regions which influence my work in a big way. For me the inspiration comes from life. The only time I feel alive is when I sculpt, cut glass and tile, put my hands in clay… Challenging projects are always exciting as an artist, as I have the freedom to create and do justice to them. I’m a perfectionist and like to put my heart and soul in all my projects. Working on this sculpture was tough, but also very satisfying.
What made you choose this part of the city for the sculpture? Is it a public installation?
This sculpture has been installed in a new constructed building in Napean Sea Road, it’s customised. The sculpture is placed at the entrance of the building. It was nice working with the architectural company and my client, as they had some nice inputs during the design phase. As an artist, I like experimenting with medium and design in both murals and sculptures.
What are the major ideas on which you based this installation?
This is basically a non-representational sculpture, designed specifically keeping freedom and an upward motion in mind, like white pigeons flying vertically up in a flock. The design is inspired by what we see in nature and is the starting point of a somewhat creative play, which bears some resemblance to my thought of freedom.
Why did you use white marble?
I individually like working with stone, and white is one of my favourite colours. While working with white marble, one has to be very careful as faults are easily visible. It’s more of a challenge working with this medium, which makes it exciting. Also, the sculpture had to be placed outdoors near the sea, that’s why I chose this medium, which is maintained easily and looks beautiful. A good installation artist always has to keep his surrounding in mind while executing the job, otherwise nature can play havoc.
What made you title it ‘Freedom’?
The vision during the design phase were doves or pigeons flying upwards in a flock. The white doves/pigeons are synonymous with freedom, joy and peace. Freedom in all aspects — spiritual and otherwise. This sculpture is a visual treat for the residents of the building and the colour white is very soothing to the eye.
Are you working on any other sculpture or mural at the moment?
Currently I am working for some projects in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Delhi and Jaipur. The work is very different from one another and mediums are also very different. It’s interesting and very exciting. My works keep me on my toes and let me travel most of the time, which in turn helps inspire me create more unusual things
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ROUBLE NAGI ART FOUNDATION

Exhibition at Artists' Centre for  Underprivileged Children

With Salman Khan Mumbai Show



Mumbai Show




Mumbai Show



My Fav Horse Mosaic mural size 13'X15'

Cold Ceramic Panel for Yuvvraaj

The Last Supper in Tile Mosaic

As an artist one always wants to do something that’s close to one’s heart. When Arpita came to me with an idea of creating this fantastic visual spectacle, it was something I always wanted to do. As an artist I have seen the Last Supper created by various artists like Pietro Perugino,Paul Ruben, Dagnan-Bouveret and my favorites Dali and Da Vinci.
Just like the latter as Dali created the ‘Last Supper’ combining the typical Christian themes with modern approaches of Surrealism including geometric elements of symmetry and polygonal proportion, every artist I guess wants to create this masterpiece.
I wanted to do it in a mosaic mix media format with architectural elements and a three dimensional visual effect, Arches were created to add dimension which were hand painted in gold on frames. Cutting tiles in such small sizes is not easy but that’s what makes tile mosaic so interesting n challenging to work on, blending n mixing different colour tiles together is fun in itself. Glass mosaic tiles had to be specially made as colors were not available it took time to put the panel together but am really happy with the outcome. Have done frescos and artwork making the apartment a visual treat.

-Rouble Nagi.

Journey Through The Ocean

Created in tile mosaic, Bombay being the water city mural is designed keeping that in mind. The Mural shows the sea, high rise buildings & the beautiful sunrise. The mural is done in mosaic coloured tiles personally cut by hand. It has a symmetrical pattern as well as random patterns. It’s built for people walking on the promenade to feel happy & relaxed when they look at the mural. Bright colours are used in mural like yellow, orange, sea blue, dark blue, brown, pink & green. Coloured glass n mirror is also used to give the 3D effect. Mural depicts the landscape of Bombay city. Mural size – 34′ * 9′.
About The Carter road Sculpture

At 8′ 6″ * 5′ (medium) tile mosaic, fiber & granite. Title – Journey through the Ocean – Mural depicts the sea line of Bombay. Colourfull tiles are used to show the underwater life showing shells, fishes, water plants. One side of the sculpture shows the sunrise, one side of the sculpture also shows the busy life of Bombay. The big fiber piece on top depicts a big ship in the ocean which shows the journey in the ocean. Its’ made semi realistic showing the ship, waterline, shells, a light house n plants