If you happen to walk into the quaint little Method Art Space in Bandra anytime soon, then you will notice something different about the place – paintings hung on the walls and art installations kept in the middle of the room. On Thursday, as music played softly on the speakers, visitors took a closer look at the artwork created by Mumbai-based street artist Tyler - often touted as the ‘Indian Banksy’ - whose month-long and first-ever solo art exhibition kicked off at the Method Art Space in Kala Ghoda and Bandra.

At the two-storeyed Method Art Space in Kala Ghoda, the scale of Tyler’s art installations and paintings was nothing compared to the ones in its Bandra counterpart. In a short conversation with mid-day, Tyler said, “All my paintings are close to my heart just the way a butcher is attached to the animals he slays.” When asked what prompted him to have his first-ever solo art exhibition, he said, “Graffiti/street art is a middle-class hobby. It’s difficult to keep painting the streets without actually earning from it. Every wall painted without permission costs money.”