Mumbai: In an era when digital art and graphics dominate the world, artists like Shintu Mourya bring in a breath of fresh air.
A YouTuber with 5.48 million subscribers, Shintu regularly uploads his paintings which are done in an unconventional method.
Recently, he made waves by creating a stunning shadow portrait of Team India’s cricket star Virat Kohli. The remarkably impressive artwork has been created using only matchboxes and wooden sticks. It took Shintu three days to complete the artwork.
Sharing the video on Instagram, Shintu wrote: “Ye kon hai? Last tak dekho. 3 days work. Comment me batao kaise bani hai (Who is this? Watch till the end. I have spent three days on this work. Tell me in comments how it is).
Watch the viral video showing the process of making the shadow art:
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The video, posted on June 9, has garnered over 12.5 million views and 1.6 million-plus likes.
The talented artist’s work left users stunned, as they reacted with comments like ‘wow amazing’ and superb.
“This is a very different talent. Good job my friend. God bless you,” wrote one user.
“I wish Virat sees this,” posted another person.