Bio. |
Reevah Agarwaal is a Chicago based artist who is originally from New Delhi, India. Her prints and textile work aims to personify her subconscious and depicts the emotional forces she grapples with in her everyday life manifesting in the form of domestic environments invaded by imaginary creatures.
She employs tactile mediums and the sense of touch in the form of heavy patterns and recognizable found clothing, usually scavenged at thrift stores or from donations from friends and family. By finding clothing that was discarded as the primary materials for her quilts she attempts to acknowledge the textile waste crisis and the impact art-making can have on the environment, while also subtly critiquing consumer culture and the waste that is born from it. The meditative practice of carving into a woodblock or hand sewing allows her to reflect on the idea she is depicting, usually sourced from a journal entry. She uses her work to rationalize the irrational and dive deeper into an emotional experience that she aims to share universally.
She employs tactile mediums and the sense of touch in the form of heavy patterns and recognizable found clothing, usually scavenged at thrift stores or from donations from friends and family. By finding clothing that was discarded as the primary materials for her quilts she attempts to acknowledge the textile waste crisis and the impact art-making can have on the environment, while also subtly critiquing consumer culture and the waste that is born from it. The meditative practice of carving into a woodblock or hand sewing allows her to reflect on the idea she is depicting, usually sourced from a journal entry. She uses her work to rationalize the irrational and dive deeper into an emotional experience that she aims to share universally.
