by Aiyana Gunjan | Apr 13, 2024 | ART, My Journey, what's happening in the studio
Brahmified notes to myself : In the realm of parental loss, ‘Moving On’ is an alien concept. Each day, I move with MaPa within, transcending the past. They exist in my present and future, their form transformed from physical to spiritual. My moving finger finds...
by Aiyana Gunjan | Apr 11, 2021 | ART, what's happening in the studio
Perfectly Imperfect or Imperfectly Perfect? This Paper ‘Performance’ is inspired by the Japanese concept of ‘Wabi Sabi’. “It’s our imperfection that make us unique, and our uniqueness that makes each of us beautiful. A knowing that we are just fine-Just As We Are” One...
by Aiyana Gunjan | Apr 1, 2021 | ART, Artist Writing, what's happening in the studio
The art of enfolding paper feels more like a ‘performing’ art! Just like playing an instrument, the experience lies in the continuity of live-movement, not an end product. It’s about the moment- in creating and experience ! Loving doing the Paper Ghoomar – a...
by Aiyana Gunjan | Mar 22, 2021 | ART, what's happening in the studio
Crumpled paper ends in a dustbin. That’s what one did till I discovered art of crumpling. Unlike the fixed folds in tessellation, crumpling gives flexibility and freedom to create organic lines and form. Free-willy. lines and form pulled out from crumple Its...
by Aiyana Gunjan | Mar 1, 2021 | ART, what's happening in the studio
Text on text, day by day, page by page, dipping my calligraphy pen in the ink pot, and penning words of wisdom and inspiration- Bible on Bhagwad Gita sacred book. Bible verses on Bhagwad Gita And that’s what grounded me, sustained me through those trying pandemic...
by Aiyana Gunjan | Feb 26, 2021 | ART, what's happening in the studio
Often life crushes us down, squeezing us out of our own form. A form we recognise no more- crumpled, constricted, crushed. A form that is no longer Me. We cry, we fret, we struggle over how to iron those creases n folds and get back to the old shape. Little do we know...