Art on wheels: Beautiful pictures showcase the colourful life of Tamil Nadu on buses

Marking the sapphire jubilee of the formation of the state of Tamil Nadu, an exhibition by well-known photographer and filmmaker Vijay S Jodha was recently on display at the India International Centre. (Source: Vijay S Jodha)

Titled Colours Unlimited: The bus art of Tamil Nadu, the exhibition paid tribute to the culturally rich state. (Source: Vijay S Jodha)

The exhibition focused on a contemporary but less noticed facets of public life in Tamil Nadu in the form of art that can be found on the sides of buses crisscrossing the state. (Source: Vijay S Jodha)

Vijay is a writer, filmmaker and a self-taught photographer based in Gurgaon. He has produced five books and his projects have been showcased in galleries, museums and festivals worldwide. (Source: Vijay S Jodha)

Widespread availability of affordable, high-quality printing technology has enabled reproduction of a variety of imagery in the most attractive manner. Thus, everything from classical dancers and architectural heritage to parrots, tigers and droids find space on what are akin to art galleries on wheels. (Source: Vijay S Jodha)

Not to be missed in such colourful and apolitical graphics is the occasional political statement such as the prominent appearance of Jallikattu bulls in the period when the Indian courts briefly banned this 2400 year-old Tamil tradition, as per the press release. (Source: Vijay S Jodha)

In the wake of the advent of digital printed billboards, which has spelt the death knell to careers of Tamil Nadu’s famed hoarding painters, public art and murals have become a new avenue that has brought to life many old, drab or poorly maintained buildings. (Source: Vijay S Jodha)

Vijay S Jodha captures bus art (Source: Vijay S Jodha)

The striking pictures are hard to miss! (Source: Vijay S Jodha)

A woman looks at an artwork. (Source: Vijay S Jodha)

Vijay Jodha's attempts to capture various facets of Tamil culture. (Source: Vijay Jodha)

Isn't it incredible? (Source: Vijay S Jodha)