Love for nature and joy through art. Prashant Miranda is our newest artist in the house. To know more about Prashant, head to http://www.prashart.blogspot.com
Follow him on Instagram @prashola
> You already have a style that we think is easy to spot and
recognize. How did you get there?
I didn’t always have a particular style. I think it just evolved over the years with a practice of drawing everyday and keeping a sketchbook. The medium that I use, watercolours, also now lends itself to my style.
> What do you hope to communicate through your art?
Well I hope to communicate a vibrancy and joy for life through my art,
and perhaps a spirituality through it too. And if it can help others
in any way by inspiring people, then I’d like to continue my art in
conjunction with service and meditation too. > What is the most important aspect, for you, when you create a new work? What is the one thing you care about the most?
I feel like I’m just a vessel, or a medium through which art flows
through me. So if I can keep the channel open, and let whatever that
needs to be told through me, then that is the most important aspect.
> We love the colours and the depiction of elements of nature you add
to your designs. What inspires you?
Nature inspires me a lot. I have a few recurring themes in my
work……nature, old architecture and the human body. These themes
add tremendously to my work. And of course I love colour! > Are there times, you are out of ideas or have an artist’s block? How do you get back on track?
I still continue to practice drawing or painting even when I’m out of
ideas. I feel that the virtue of just keeping a practice going leads
to a body of work and then eventually gets me back on track. > Tell us about your journey from India to Canada?
I moved to Canada right after studying at NID in 1999. After 4 years
of working in the animation industry in Toronto, I realized that I
needed to pursue my passions as an artist. I also desperately needed
to figure out a way of evading the harsh Canadian winters. So I
started my annual migratory pattern of summers in Canada and winters
in India. It’s been 12 years now since I’ve been doing it, and it’s
always inspiring! > What’s the place you seek when looking for new inspiration?
Nature never ceases to inspire me. Being out in nature calms my mind,
and triggers off many amazing ideas for me.
> If you could re-create the world with your art, what would it be like?
Many indigenous cultures do not have a word for art, it’s how you
dress, the way you walk or dance, or how you cook, keep a garden,
decorate your house or body…..all of these things are art. I think
it would be good to remind ourselves of that, that we are all artists.
> Are you a reader or an observer?
I’d say a bit of both. But I’m maybe more of an observer.
> Favourite Book and/or Movie?
Too many to even begin.
> If not a designer, what would your alternative career have been?
I’d perhaps be a farmer or tree planter.
> What was your experience in collaborating with Chimp like?
It was fantastic collaborating with Chimp! I basically put together
motifs from my dreams, nature, children’s stories etc, and then I get
to wear them!! It’s wonderful seeing the reactions of people who see my work on the Super Shirts too!!
Love for nature and joy through art. Prashant Miranda is our newest artist in the house. To know more about Prashant, head to http://www.prashart.blogspot.com
Follow him on Instagram @prashola
> You already have a style that we think is easy to spot and
recognize. How did you get there?
> What do you hope to communicate through your art?
Well I hope to communicate a vibrancy and joy for life through my art,
and perhaps a spirituality through it too. And if it can help others
in any way by inspiring people, then I’d like to continue my art in
conjunction with service and meditation too.
> What is the most important aspect, for you, when you create a new
work? What is the one thing you care about the most?
I feel like I’m just a vessel, or a medium through which art flows
through me. So if I can keep the channel open, and let whatever that
needs to be told through me, then that is the most important aspect.
> We love the colours and the depiction of elements of nature you add
to your designs. What inspires you?
Nature inspires me a lot. I have a few recurring themes in my
work……nature, old architecture and the human body. These themes
add tremendously to my work. And of course I love colour!
> Are there times, you are out of ideas or have an artist’s block? How
do you get back on track?
I still continue to practice drawing or painting even when I’m out of
ideas. I feel that the virtue of just keeping a practice going leads
to a body of work and then eventually gets me back on track.
> Tell us about your journey from India to Canada?
I moved to Canada right after studying at NID in 1999. After 4 years
of working in the animation industry in Toronto, I realized that I
needed to pursue my passions as an artist. I also desperately needed
to figure out a way of evading the harsh Canadian winters. So I
started my annual migratory pattern of summers in Canada and winters
in India. It’s been 12 years now since I’ve been doing it, and it’s
always inspiring!
> What’s the place you seek when looking for new inspiration?
Nature never ceases to inspire me. Being out in nature calms my mind,
and triggers off many amazing ideas for me.
> If you could re-create the world with your art, what would it be like?
Many indigenous cultures do not have a word for art, it’s how you
dress, the way you walk or dance, or how you cook, keep a garden,
decorate your house or body…..all of these things are art. I think
it would be good to remind ourselves of that, that we are all artists.
> Are you a reader or an observer?
I’d say a bit of both. But I’m maybe more of an observer.
> Favourite Book and/or Movie?
Too many to even begin.
> If not a designer, what would your alternative career have been?
I’d perhaps be a farmer or tree planter.
> What was your experience in collaborating with Chimp like?
It was fantastic collaborating with Chimp! I basically put together
motifs from my dreams, nature, children’s stories etc, and then I get
to wear them!! It’s wonderful seeing the reactions of people who see my work on the Super Shirts too!!
To get his prints online, just go to http://bit.ly/2lEMHq1