WHAT IS UPCYCLED FUNCTIONAL ART?

If Picasso designed a wooden chair for your living room, would you treat it differently? If Van Gogh hand-painted a bedspread, or a lampshade, how would you feel about owning it? It would definitely make you review it with a fresh pair of eyes. Although such items look like art – they are not considered art in the traditional sense.

Functional Art requires a completely different approach of looking at art. It can be ‘used’ anywhere and everywhere and in any space; not just hung on a wall. It can be a rug, a pen, a silk scarf or even a hammer! Art can elevate the value of a simple furniture piece to a heirloom, which you will fall in love with and would want to pass on to your future generations. It is a fun combination of form and function that represents a genuine artistic thought.

Upcycled Art takes the genre of art onto another level and converts it into a sustainable, eco-friendly option. Upcycled Functional Art gives you the choice of reducing your carbon footprint by reusing an existing resource, all the while shopping for a beautiful art for your collection. These artwork collections are, my attempt at trying to uncover a beauty, that is born from rot. It is a spectacle of impermanence that raises a query about the transient nature of life itself.

All my artworks are covered in handpainted details. These patterns sometimes are inspired by Indian miniatures, floral bouquets of nature, childhood memories, my various travels across the country and sometimes from tribal art forms. My Upcycled Functional Art pieces do not need a purpose to showcase their beauty. My artworks allows you an opportunity to own aesthetic, consciously crafted and sustainability based art.

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