PARUL SRIVASTAVA
Artist Profile
Parul Srivastava is a Management Professional , who followed her passion in art. She has an interesting journey in art from being a Hobby artist to a community volunteer teaching and promoting therapeutic aspect of art to being a Contemporary Artist.
Parul was born and raised in India. Culturally art was in the air in all forms music , poetry and visual art which naturally influenced her creative senses since childhood. She always found herself curious to explore visual art and could always make time for it. To her being in that space and the process of making art is so meditative and important part of her being. She would travels for work or leisure, art galleries and exploring local art will always be on her agenda. Her quench to learn , explore never ceased.
in 2008 after she moved to Singapore and settled, She decided to train her skills further and took a few short courses in art appreciation, art therapy , folk and figurative art forms. In 2016 , She accomplished “Certificate in Western Abstract Art” from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) Singapore.
since 2017 , She founded and volunteers to teach at painting Interest group focusing on active ageing for senior citizens in community centers. The group have donated over 100 Paintings for social welfare fund raising. She also provide weekend art classes and workshops for kids and adults, her methods are unique and she makes learning art fun.
Her artworks have been showcased in various international exhibitions and art shows. She has been published in contemporary art magazines from Europe and USA. She has also received International award and recognition for her artwork. See details in the Exhibition and Events.
Artist Statement
I paint to express not to just illustrate. Be it the figurative subject or non-objective expression, ‘Abstract art’ techniques echoes my artistic flair the best. I primarily work with acrylics, sometimes mixed with oils and dry media on canvas. My love for Art keep me enthused, Inspiration is found through travel in time or places stimulated with culture, people, interactions, imaginations, observing nature or just in everyday things. I usually paint in my studio; I paint long hours spent in isolation that helps me meditate through Art. When outdoor, I do sketching, observing textures, digital layouts, making postcards or taking photographs.
I start by making marks intuitively on canvas with paint or charcoal to activate the painting surface. As I progress through few layers of mark making I step back and spend time to see through the various marks made and discover composition that is interesting to form an under -painting. I will take paints and then block certain areas to hide and seek the composition, to form shapes or to create space. Sometimes I will lift away paint letting the previous layer to surface up. It takes a lot of immersion into the process going back and forth repeating through the layers before I get to the point where onwards it is like being in conversation with the painting. It is most important for me to be able to listen to what the painting has to say, where it wants to go or what it wants to be. The lines, texture, colors and spaces will frame the visual language that expresses the story, just not what was seen but also what was felt within. Through my paintings, I want to enthuse new imaginations and spread the gift of art.
