Contemplative in essence, like gazing at the star-filled night sky, opening my heart and mind to the sensation of our otherworldly nature and beyond. I experience a profound sense of oneness and expansion. Through the juxtaposition of light and dark, representing the manifest {zahir} and hidden {al Ghaib}, along with the reflective quality of chrome ink, I create organic mandalas that express my subconscious.
These drawings forge a connection between the natural world, the universe and oneself, serving as a mirror for the observer. What is observed in the drawings reflects the viewer’s subconscious through mine. And so, they serve as a bridge, connecting the artist and the observer.
Furthermore, the gradual addition of three-dimensional materials indicate my interest in merging the second dimension with the third, blending the abstract subconscious unbound by space and time, with the tangible physical quality of the self bound by space and time.
My drawings are pulled back to the basics - made of dots and lines. The inclusion of dried flowers, a material that will eventually lose its colour, symbolises our connection to the passage of time, serving as a reflection of mortality.
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04, 2022
Inside The Belly Of The Beast V3 2022, The Steamship PS, London
Curated by The Art Playground_Ldn
Materials: Acrylic, Glass, Pigment Ink
©Izna Bandey
05, 2022
Materials: Dried Flowers, Glass, Acrylic, Chrome Ink
Dimensions: 210mmx29mm
Here, I am playing with textures that resemble skin and natural patterns, combined with dried flowers that will gradually fade—symbolising both immortality and the passage of time. The dots are subtle and scattered as well as the pieces of broken glass.
©Izna Bandey
Sad, 2022
Materials: Dried Flower, Glass, Acrylic, Chrome Ink
Dimensions: 210mmx29mm
Composed entirely of lines, featuring a solitary withering flower, shards of broken glass, and a partially three dimensional black acrylic backdrop.
©Izna Bandey
Amour, 2022
Materials: Acrylic, Dried Rose Bud, Pigment Ink, Chrome Ink
Dimensions: 210mmx297mm
The dried rose, symbolic of love stands as the focal point of the piece surrounded by white and chrome dots and lines.
©Izna Bandey
Untitled, 2022
Medium: Drawing
Materials: Pigment ink, acrylic, chrome ink
Dimensions Framed: 24cmx20cm
©Izna Bandey