"It is the mixture of creativity, talent and dedication that makes one a good artist," says Shiv Kumar an artist by profession who has mastered wall murals, sculpting and painting.

He used to do painting as a hobby during childhood and took it up as his career after he failed to get a job after completing his graduation. He later attained his Diploma in Painting at Ken School of Art in 1997 and then started working under Mr. Venkatachallapati, a renowned sculptor.

"It was under his guidance that I could do the work to perfection, he has been of great help to me in the beginning of my career" recalls Shivkumar.

They have conducted several summer camps for children where they used to teach them the different ways of making murals and sculptures. The camps conducted at Vijamahanthesa College, Hubli, which was a weeklong camp and the one at Kalamandir, Bangalore were the memorable ones.

"We wanted to create awareness among the children about the art and how interesting it could be when practiced," says Shivkumar worried about people losing interest towards the art.

He was involved in several projects for corporate houses and out of this a 14 ft mural for Ashwini Recording Co. and the 18 ft mural for a residence at Shankarapuram are the ones which give him satisfaction.

"It's the job satisfaction and happiness I search for in my work," says Shivkumar.

He is at present trying out something new called as the mix media wall mural wherein they mix all kinds of media for the mural to get something unique.

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