that most of these artistes get their inspira tion brijesh dahiya the creative director at cheapsex says i dont like taking the metro to work because once you step out look at the sky and contrast it with all the blazing signboards and eavesdrop on the conversations around you thats where all the inspiration comes fromthere is a method in our madness we ideate from conversations with friends late night drinking sessions and travellinghippy hobo to chic and sartorial kitsch art isnt shying away from making statements that are bold and brazen in their essence says sam davis an art student from the citybangalore based annual kitsch mandi also bears testimony to the recognition and fanbase that art form has in india its a gathering of art aficionados from across the country who come to celebrate kitsch along with music shop ping and some good food the mandi started off in 2011and 50 such festivals have been held in delhi pune bangalore so farkitsch as a form of art does not pretend and neither do these creators the word kitsch in relation to illustration is loose and dealing with popular icons culture i definitely have a bunch of drawings that fall into that category but i think a lot of my work is cartoonier says renowned bangalore based artiste alicia souza whose previous work was inspired from an outsiders vision of indias quirkinesssouzas work includes mugs tags candles jotbooks badges and prints of her illustrations i was new to the country so everything fascinated me and was the best topic to draw about ideas were everywhere she exclaims insisting that she sketched what she saw when she started out and thats how she functions till date i just draw about what makes me smile laugh or just makes me happy and it happens to make others feel the same too and im so grateful for it she addskitsch seems to be gaining more popularity with the passing day there is no shortage in the range of products this genre offers from photofilters that give even regular images that kitshy look on photoediting apps like instagram to posters coasters mugs and rugs kitsch art seems like its here to stay