Chalk, New York, Work |

April 12, 2015

Moor Restaurant, Orlando

Chalk, New York, Rajiv Surendra, Work |

February 13, 2014

Whitney Museum of American Art – New York

The restaurant at the Whitney Museum, ‘Untitled’, had chalk walls that were desperately in need of revamping. Together with chef Chris Bradley, who runs the place, a plan was conceived around the idea of empty frames that echoed the ‘untitled’ theme…works of art without names…beautiful frames without works of art in them….

Calligraphy, Chalk, Rajiv Surendra, Restaurant, Toronto, Work |

November 2, 2012

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John & Sons Oyster House – BEFORE AND AFTER chalkboards

When I was asked to re-do the boards at John & Sons, the new Oyster bar on Yonge Street, at Balmoral, gold leaf somehow popped into my head and I decided to take on a new venture – gilding the chalkboards. This was a bit of a tricky task, but the finished results were stunning. Applying the sizing, then the gold leaf and finally filling all the gold borders in with chalk – BEFORE AND AFTER:

BEFORE

AFTER

APPLYING THE GILDING SIZE (GLUE)

BRUSHING OFF THE EXCESS GOLD LEAF

Calligraphy, Chalk, Rajiv Surendra, Restaurant, Toronto |

June 28, 2012

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The Harbord Room

Before and After at The Harbord Room:

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Chalk, Munich, Rajiv Surendra, Work |

May 11, 2012

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Before and after…

I’m in Munich, soaking up this beautiful city and all of its hidden treasures. I’ve been re-writing chalkboards here for the past week. Here’s a before and after from an Italian bar in the center of town.