We were lucky to catch up with Aryana Londir recently and have shared our conversation below.
Aryana, appreciate you making time for us and sharing your wisdom with the community. So many of us go through similar pain points throughout our journeys and so hearing about how others overcame obstacles can be helpful. One of those struggles is keeping creativity alive despite all the stresses, challenges and problems we might be dealing with. How do you keep your creativity alive?
Creativity is life. I pay attention. Nothing in particular “inspires” me; every experience, every activity, every action adds dimension to my life as a creative, whether it is a part of my daily routine or something out of the ordinary. Realizing that creativity lives in every aspect of life opens us up to joy, discovery and illumination.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
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 contributes to the world, it has no meaning. I have explored socio/political issues, primarily overcrowding and overpopulation.
As I progress in my life, looking deeper becomes more meaningful. How I have evolved as a being is measurable in my connection to the earth, its beings, the decisions I make, my relationships and the roads I travel.
My work centers on balance, harmony and the integration of contradiction/contrast and the opposition of themes, color and form.
Color intrigues me. Brash/vibrant/bold. Quiet/moody/detached. Atmospheric and energetic; color is the vehicle in which our innermost experiences are brought to the surface and experienced.
The division of shapes and spaces fascinates me. As human beings, we divide the spaces in which we live, work and play. My abstract compositions play with the division of space and how spaces and shapes relate to each other.
I work in the abstract by choice; it challenges me and invites the viewer to evoke their own personal experiences and emotions.
I believe that creating my art from discarded and found materials to be 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. Giving those materials a new life, I hope it inspires others to look more deeply into how precious our planet is.
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.
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
Take risks in your work; don’t settle for the mundane, the average, the expected.
Keep going, even when you feel blocked.
Be independent in your thinking and how you live your life.
Looking back over the past 12 months or so, what do you think has been your biggest area of improvement or growth?
Changing my artistic medium has been a huge area of growth for me. For a few years, I have struggled with creating art using “new” or purchased materials,when there are so many readily available materials.. I simply couldn’t sustain a studio practice which contradicted my core belief of adding waste to the world, so making the conscious decision to give away or donate my vast collection of textiles (my previous media for over ten years) created a sense of liberation for me. I simplified, pared down and feel spiritually lighter. It’s a wonderful feeling!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.aryanalondir.com/
- Instagram: @aryanalondir
