ANJANA BHARDWAJ

ARTIST STATEMENT

I SHARE A PROFOUND CONNECTION WITH WOOD - A SILENT DIALOGUE OF STORIES AND SECRETS.

IN MY EYES, WOOD IS A LIVING CANVAS IMBUED WITH AN ENERGETIC ESSENCE THAT BREATHES LIFE INTO THE STORIES I PAINT UPON ITS SURFACE.

IN MY CREATIVE JOURNEY, WOOD BECOMES MY COLLABORATOR, INFUSING MY ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS WITH A VITALITY THAT BRINGS THEM TO LIFE. TOGETHER, WE CRAFT NARRATIVES—GRAND TALES THAT ADORN WALLS, AS WELL AS SHORT STORIES ON INTIMATE PIECES, EACH ONE DRAWING YOU INTO ITS UNIQUE WORLD.

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BIO

ANJANA BHARDWAJ, AN ARTIST BASED IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY, WAS BORN IN THE VIBRANT CITY OF MUMBAI, INDIA, IN 1984. GROWING UP IN A COUNTRY STEEPED IN ART AND CULTURE, SHE DEVELOPED AN EARLY FASCINATION WITH THE WORLD OF ART AND DESIGN. THIS INTRIGUE FOR DESIGN LED HER TO PURSUE A DEGREE IN INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE, WHERE SHE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING ALONGSIDE SOME RENOWNED ARCHITECTS IN BOMBAY.
IN 2010, ANJANA EMBARKED ON A TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY BY RELOCATING TO TURKEY. ADAPTING TO A NEW COUNTRY, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURE, SHE EXPERIENCED A PROFOUND NEED TO REDISCOVER HER ARTISTIC PASSION. PURSUING A MASTER'S DEGREE IN YACHT DESIGN WAS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN HER JOURNEY, YET SHE SENSED THAT SOMETHING ESSENTIAL WAS STILL MISSING.
IT WAS DURING THIS EXPLORATION OF HER ARTISTIC IDENTITY THAT SHE DISCOVERED A PROFOUND CONNECTION WITH WOOD—A MEDIUM THAT WOULD BECOME THE FOUNDATION OF HER UNIQUE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION.