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Week of April 28th, 2021

Ayesha Naeem

Ayesha (25 years old), currently living in Pakistan, is a visual artist. Since graduating in 2021 with honors from the National College of Arts. She has mastering her craft while also exploring varying mediums.

Ayesha uses the idea of “home” in her art, and dissects what it means. Through this practice, she realizes that home is not a fixed place. As she says beautifully in her statements, she “encapsulates the ability to transcend its physical form through fragmented memories and association.”

Naeem’s work will challenge the eyes, and the mind, and she calls upon the practice of origami which is synonymous of transportability.

We highly encourage you to explore her Instagram page that is linked below to discover more of her paintings and visual works.

Read on for the full interview with Ayesha.

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An Interview with Akissi Nzambi

with Jeanette González

How long have you been working on your craft?

“Ever since I could hold a pencil. Though, as a visual artist, I have been working since the past seven years.”

What do you feel the purpose of your work is?

“Through my work, I aim to discover new forms and visual. I constantly push myself to step out of my comfort zone because I don't want to be stagnant in terms of my own progress. I want to keep learning new mediums, surfaces colours so on and so forth.”

Who is the audience you're trying to reach with your work?

“I never have a set audience in mind because doing that would mold the way I am making a work of art. I feel that the audience is anyone who invests their selves in the art work instead of just passing by it which mostly is what viewers do. The viewers need to not be lazy and try to decipher a work of art. There, I said it!”

What has working through and discovering this means-of-art meant for you?

“It has opened so many possibilities. My practice keeps on building my understanding of art which has given me a new way to look at things.”

In regards to your craft, what was the last thing that you were excited about?

“I view a work of art as multiple hints assembled intelligently together. Every time I figure an element out such as scale in terms of how it aligns with my artistic concerns, I get really excited because than I know that my work is coming along together in one coherent body.”

What resources do you use to help improve your artistic skills?

“Literature!!! Literature regarding art is SO important . There is a constant need to go back to art theory or read essays and critiques that broadens your perspective and nurtures your understanding of art which obviously reflects in your practice.”

You're sketching out an idea, and your pencil breaks...you then realize you haven't bought any new pencils in a long time, and that was your last one. What do you do next?

“TIME TO USE SOIL WITH WATER. HAHA. The number of mediums I can think of is amusing.”

What's your favorite piece you've created so far?

“Noooooooo. I LOVE SO MANY.”