Featured Artist Aryana Londir

Artist Aryana Londir presents a collection of contemporary textural collage that combines influences. See more by visiting her website.

 

 

Growing up in a rural area of Connecticut, I felt solace in the natural environs of wooded areas. I observed how things grew, changed and evolved. How brilliantly the sun shone, how lucid the colors of nature were, and how rapidly a day was able to evolve from dry to wet, grey to bright sky.

 

 

My childhood travels to New York City with family exposed me to a different world of geometric shapes in the massive buildings of the city skyline. It is in this space of my imagination that I combine the two contrasting ideologies. I express the distinction between organic and industrial by the vivid use of color and texture.

 

 

Line and color are the main design elements utilized to construct my imagery. Although still intrigued by the workings of urban life and its implications on humanity, I now reside in Arizona. I prefer the solitude and serenity of the desert to stimulate the unexplored regions of my imagination.

 

 

As an artist, I have been fortunate to create meaningful work in various media. For me, if my work doesn’t have a solid foundation and contribute to the world, it has no meaning. I have explored socio/political issues, primarily overcrowding and overpopulation.

 

 

Collage is a medium which has intrigued and fascinated me for many years. It has the ability to create thought-provoking images with various elements, both digital and analog. This is a new way for me to express current and past experiences in my life and reality.

 

 

I work in the abstract by choice. It challenges me and invites the viewer to evoke their own personal experiences and emotions.

 

 

Contributing to overcrowding has been part of my dilemma. Working with tangible physical materials and the accumulation of supplies with which to create that work has made me feel more of an accomplice than a solution, so I move into working more minimally, combining digital assets with analog collage.

 

 

I believe that creating art from discarded and found materials is a more conscientious endeavor at this time in my life. I made that decision when it came to light how deeply polluted our oceans are, and how entire cities are constructed on landfills. By giving those materials a new life, I hope it inspires others to look more deeply into how precious our planet is.

 

Aryana Londir invites you to follow on Instagram, Pinterest, and Medium.

 

 

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