Mumbai: Kisalay Vora wants to bring art to every nook and corner of major Indian cities. The Mumbai-based artist, who graduated from JJ School of Arts, plans to install art works at important junctions in cities that will reflect civic, cultural, environmental and everyday issues faced by the people. Vora plans to collaborate with artists from abroad and will also work with the municipal corporations of the respective Indian cities to get his project off the ground. “It’s my dream to paint my city, every wall and pavement, and spread awareness about human rights, religious exploitation and pollution and so on.
Kisalay Vora believes that public art is an artist’s way of giving back to society. The Public art movement initiative seeks to place art in the public domain reaching out through issues reflecting civic, cultural, environmental issues and those which are part of the daily life of people who reside around.
Art is the purest form of communication,” asserts Kisalay Vora. An artist par excellence, whose paintings ooze energy, spontaneity and innovative techniques setting new trends, Kisalay has constantly exploited new horizons.
Hailing from a small town in Gujarat, Kisalay was drawn into art from 
childhood. After graduating from the reputed JJ School of Arts, he worked for advertising giant ‘Lintas’ as a visual merchandiser. Soon he moved to designing nightclubs in Mumbai! Explaining this unusual shift, he says, “I have always loved large spaces and the subjects I wanted to communicate required huge spaces. Clubs, though not equivalents of art galleries, provided the space.”
Kisalay had initiated the movement long time back and plans to collaborate with artists from the abroad for this project. He wants to popularize art through wall paintings.The movement will cover major cities and centers of the country starting October 2011 in association with the municipal corporations; the plan is to paint various walls at important junctions covering various aspects.
Kisalay Vora asserts “I think that as an artist, I should give back to society what it gave to me.” He adds: “Every artist should remember where art came from and what he or she went out in the world to become an artist for to re-communicate.” He feels that art has a timeless value to it, rather than what it has become today — one measured by monetary success. “Stone Age artists painted and carved for the very essence of art and that’s what I am here for.”
Kisalay Vora’s imagination soared when his orator-father told him stories of mythology and history, which he in turn would reproduce visually, as he 
grew up to become an artist. Kisalay says he admires artist M. F. Hussain quotes from Italian painter Pablo Picasso about the ‘unlearning’ of painting:“It took me four years to paint like Raphael but a lifetime to paint like a child. Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
Kisalay describes his style of art as revolving around spontaneity, vigor, joy and love. The dominant themes include a contemporary viewpoint towards eastern philosophy and mythology. Being a firm believer in art as being a mode of communication, he says, “Art can’t be timeless if it can’t communicate. Art is an expression of joy, a silent messenger and the most understated teacher. It’s not a one-time process. It tells you something time and again.”
Kisalay rues at the perception of art as a commodity in present times. 
“Nowadays, art has become Coldplay. The parameters for judging art is now price and utility, making it a commodity. Situations should not be added to art. Only then will it be pure,” he opines..
Mumbai, according to him, provides a conducive atmosphere for artists – upcoming and established, as it’s a City forever ready to accept change. Promoting public art, he says, “There is nothing like ‘public art’. What this concept essentially means is that art is for people. It has a subject and communicates in its own way. It speaks more than words. Even a painting on the wall is a statement. My main aim is to make public art a global movement and experiment with different media and surfaces.”
Kisalay Worked on number of night clubs has created biggest dance floors, biggest clubs, tallest sculpture, largest mural amongst others. His creations had become prime spots in the city.
Kisalay has a fully integrated studio at Saki Naka (Andheri) in Mumbai and also at Koregaon Park, Pune.
