My background in fashion is also evident in my work. Not only through the presentation of the human form in my paintings, but also through my love of colour, textures of fabrics and eye for detail...
Amy Beager
Curatorial
Esther Harrison | Coeur & Art
Esther Harrison, founder Coeur & Art, talks about her journey in an interview with Anjali Singh for the Asian Curator Esther Harrison — founder of the online art magazine Coeur & Art —...
Independent Connectors: Nina Raftopoulo
“The most important thing to remember as a creative practitioner during this crisis, is that it is only a crisis as long as you haven’t fully adapted to these new circumstances.”Nina...
Marion Zilio
French contemporary art curator Marion Zilio talks about finding her niche in the art world an exclusive interview by Anjali Singh for Asian Curator. “I see criticism and curating as platforms...
Spotlight
Larry Ossei-Mensah, a catalyst for diversity and access, talks about his pursuit of equity in the art world, via his non-profit ArtNoir. My curatorial philosophy revolves around a couple of pillars. One of them is access. I want to make sure everything I create is accessible to a multitude of...
Kiran Nadar leads us on a heritage walk down memory lane, spanning the evolution of Indian art over the last 100 years. I feel India is ready for an architectural masterpiece in the form of a museum, for which we had just selected land in Delhi and finalised Ghanaian-British architect Sir David...
Asian Curator is in print!
Indian contemporary artist Shreyasi Das calls her work “fibre art” so that she can get away with incorporating as many mediums as possible – paper, threads, yarns, fabrics. Abstract Micro Fibre. Indian contemporary artist Shreyasi das. Artist interview Please tell us a little about yourself...
London based contemporary textile artist Sayan Chanda talks about his reverence for his medium in an interview with Sonalee Tomar, for the Asian Curator. Artist portrait. Contemporary textile artist Sayan Chanda. Contemporary textile artist interview Please tell us a little about yourself. What...
Contemporary artist Visakh Menon talks about the algorithmic aesthetics of his work and the topic of Neuroaesthetics. An exclusive artist interview by the Asian Curator. “Whenever I am seeing / experiencing work I like to rate it using a simple scale, I like to call it the 5Cs, Concept...
Collab
A group of recent graduates from Design Academy Eindhoven founded the Envisions Designlab in 2016; as a reaction to the lack of diversity, and disappointing similarity of finished products on display at Europes top design fair. This is their story. “Envisions seeks to infiltrate existing...
Something beautifully incongruous about looking back, way back instead of ahead; deliberately challenging the definition of inspiration for the digital age. Anandita Shah talks about the collaboration behind 500 B.C, a brand inspired by the rise in collective consciousness and thinkers around the...
Chronicles of Mud: Hers was a purely artistic approach while he viewed cob predominantly from an angle of functionality. Inspired by the earth, chronicling a material as old as time, Amarnath Duleep and Diana Mowdawala talk about imbibing things from one another osmotically, their tryst with...
Textile Artists
Textile artist Liv Aanrud
Los Angeles based textile artist Liv Aanrud talks about honing in on her medium after she discovered a run made by her grandmother. And there was no turning back. An interview for the Asian Curator. Artist portrait. Textile artist Liv Aanrud. Artist...
Indian contemporary artist Shreyasi Das
Contemporary textile artist Sayan Chanda
Textile artist Ekta Kaul
Textile artist Erik Bergrin
Spanish contemporary artist Sergio Femar, talks about sustainable art that reflects the current moment and the constant change of the society we live in.
Madi Acharya-Baskerville works with found objects and materials to highlight and articulate societal issues that are difficult to verbalise. We are in the midst of a global waste crisis with landfill mounting up on our land and non-biodegradable mass filling up our oceans. I want to highlight the...
Textile artist Ashita Singhal, a weaver, textile artist, and social entrepreneur, believes in working with limited resources and local materials. Via her design studio Paiwand she challenges the conventional norms of textile design. As designers, we need to respond to the human needs of our time...
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