Independence Day Special: Mouth and foot painting artists and their unique take on democracy | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Independence Day Special: Mouth and foot painting artists and their unique take on democracy | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Jayashree Narayanan |New Delhi |Updated: August 15, 2019 6:35:58 pm

Independence Day Special: Mouth and foot painting artists and their unique take on democracy

The artwork by foot and mouth painting artists shows how people from diverse backgrounds come together to champion a better future.

Mouth painting artists share their idea of democracy.

What does freedom and democracy mean to differently-abled artists who paint with their mouth and feet? When Kerala-born Ganesh Kumar was asked this question, he responded by painting a banyan tree, which stood for democracy. “Just like the tree, the roots of our democracy are strong and cover everyone, from rich to the poor, layman to ‘lords’,” Kumar, a self-taught mouth-painting artist, told indianexpress.com.