Micro Art- Inscribing on food grains

The art which doesn’t need a big canvas or even a small paper, a small rice grain or a yellow gram is sufficient. This is an ancient art of India.The letters are inscribed on small rice grain. 

Here is one such sample. And the letters are visible so clearly.

Micro art- written on rice grain

Ancient time this was used to send secrets by kings. Nowadays as all know, new messaging technologies have taken over all ancient methods. So these kind of arts are slowly vanishing.

The artist- Ricegrain – Venkatesh:

There may be very few micro artists in India. Mr. Venkatesh is one such artist, due to his work in this form of art, he is named as Ricegrain Venkatesh. He is very dedicated to the art and bagged following achievements :

Micro artist Venatesh

Achievements :

1.  578 characters on a single Ricegrain !

2. 62 characters on a single SESAME (Teel in Hindi) 

3. Entire national anthem of INDIA on a single Ricegrain

4. Shloka’s (stanza) of Ramayan, Mahabharatha….. on Ricegrains

5. Various types of pictures and national flags of different countries

6. Has given more than 636 shows and workshops in 35 different countries

7. Created 2-WORLD RECORDS expecting  GUINNESS CONFIRMATION

 Also  Rice grain /venkatesh is the FIRSTEVER   Microartist to :

1. Perform in international museums, overseas like in UK,USA,Singapre.

2.Perform in EUROPEAN SCHOOLS and  UNIVERSITIES 

3. Conducted  international shows in microart 

4. Received many appreciations and felicitations from PMs & Presidents of various countries in the WORLD. 

5.The man who has organized the FIRSTEVER LARGEST  MICROART WORKSHOP  for 7522 people at at a time  and created HISTORY !

Rice grain Venkatesh’s workshops and shows

According to Venkatesh, it is not only just an art form, it helps memory, imagination, concentration , imagination etc. This is a perfect art for our kid. Because nowadays because information are finger click away, our children have stopped imagining.Also this art can be learnt by anyone. Rice grain Venkatesh teaches it in a simple way.

Rice grain Venkatesh also visits school to teach this micro art. Many students are benefited by learning this art,as he says it helps kids. This art form on regular basis  for at least 10-15 minutes a day can help in improving their powers of :
1. OBSERVATION 

2.CONCENTRATION

3. MEMORY

4.  IMAGINATION/ESTIMATION

5.  SELF CONFIDENCE

6. STRESS RELEASING 

Here are the details of his workshop and how to contact him:

Website : http://microartworkshop.tripod.com 

Email :Riceyanku@yahoo.com

Phone: +91 9844036045.

Address :

TANDULA ART FOUNDATION                                                                       

126, “Manohamsa”, 3rd cross,

Kuvempunagar, CHICKMAGALUR 577101, Karnataka, INDIA .

Planning to write about many artists thorough my posts.

-Love, Laugh and Live the life to the fullest,

Ranjana