Collaboration with author-poet Vrinda Nair
WALLFLOWER
People ask me whether
I am an Extrovert or an Introvert
To that I say
I am that Wallflower
Whose presence is felt everywhere
-Vrinda Nair
The collage is inspired by this beautiful poem by Vrinda who is an author-poet of three published books & Wallflower is the poem from her first book, It’s a Carnal world.
Collage artwork for True Frog
‘What you feed your skin & hair internally and externally is how one will feel & look ’ is the idea that inspired this artwork for True Frog to describe the core values of the brand.
True Frog, is a skin and hair care brand, that makes products which are free of harmful chemicals, vegan in nature and cruelty free. To stay true to their words, they process natural ingredients & sensitively processed extracts to create a blend that will bring about natural goodness & wellness in an individual & the environment around us.
Collaboration with illustrator Neha Shetty
The idea of this collaboration was to bring together two different forms of art, a digital illustration & an analog collage.
Neha Shetty is a Bangalore based illustrator who digitally illustrated few ideas for the main character, the boss lady! Once the illustration was in place, I started working on the background where I used magazine cutouts with some elements to highlight the character & background such that it compliments the mood of the illustration.
Collage artwork for Revamp by Aval
Revamp by Aval is a socio-political venture & the Postcard Project by Revamp is a collective work of 100 people from various backgrounds and ideologies. This collage is a representation of how Collective consciousness is driven by creating awareness within ourselves.Our energies and vibes make a difference to the environment so being mindful of our thoughts and actions can help bring a collective change in the society.
Collage artwork for Whatif Global
Every child is special & gifted!
#Whatif we encourage and motivate children to pursue their passion so that they love what they do & grow up to be secure, happy & better individuals and make this society a much better place to live in.
It was pleasure to be a part of the #Whatif global campaign & create this artwork for Reimagining education.
Collaboration with visual artist Lydia Rink
The collaboration book conceptualised by Lydia Rink, a visual artist from Germany was a great effort to bring together artwork from artists around the world. A very exciting and fun project for me and the 2 collages you see here were my contribution to this collaboration.
World Collage Day,2019
In 2019, many collage artists created and sent out handmade postcards to people around the globe to celebrate the World collage day which happens on the second Saturday of May every year. This initiative was used to create awareness about this day by creating postcards using the traditional method of cut and paste, and mailing these postcards to people around the world by snail mail. Here are my postcards created using the cut & paste method & mailed in their original form to celebrate the world collage day in 2019.
:08 - THE WAIT TIME PROJECT
The video was created for :08 - The Wait Time project, an initiative by Natasha Sharma @urban.poetics with Art in Transit @artintransit_bangalore to create learning environments in a public space like the metro stations through video projections during the 4-8 minute wait of the commuters. The video walks you through the process of making a handmade collage using magazines, scissors and glue.
Some pictures from the first run of the wait time project at Cubbon Park Metro Station,Bangalore.
Collage artwork for musician MADM
Collage artwork for song ‘What are you on’ performed by MADM is inspired by a yearning to break free, rise & explore. Sanjana Rajnarayan, an indietronica artist from South Indian metropolis of Chennai & in partnership with Chennai based prolific producer Sapta, released her self titled album,MADM.
Album - MADM | Produced by - Sapta | VFX - Goutham Selvaraja & Charan Balakrishnan