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"WE ARE ALL ONE"

"Celebration of Calligraphy"

"Flow of Humanity"

"Mycelial Flow"

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"My works are lyrical, spiritual, figurative, and calligraphic. As a visual artist, I seek connection through humanity, soil, and soul"
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Eco Art exhibition

Eco Art exhibition

I am honored to participate in the Eco Art exhibit

I am honored to participate in the Eco Art exhibition curated by Newton Harrison @varioussmallfires VSF VARIOUS SMALL FIRES
812 N HIGHLAND AVE, LOS ANGELES
INFO@VSF.LA / +1.310.426.8040
Eco-Art Work: 11 Artists from 8 Countries
Salma Arastu, Brandon Ballenée, Barbara Benish, Nathalie Blanc, Tim Collins & Reiko Goto,
The Harrison Studio, Jorgge Menna Baretto, Aviva Rahmani, Åsa Sonjasdotter, Ruth Wallen, and Yangkura
Curated by Newton Harrison
June 25 - July 30, 2022
Various Small Fires proudly presents Eco-art Work: 11 Artists from 8 Countries, a group show curated
by the legendary founders of the Ecological Art Movement and gallery artist Newton Harrison (b.1940) of
The Harrison Studio, an esteemed collaborative endeavor with his late wife Helen Mayer Harrison (1927-
2018). This exhibition brings together work by Harrison and ten additional artists: Salma Arastu, Brandon Ballengée, Barbara Benish, Nathalie Blanc, Tim Collins and Reiko Goto, Jorgge Menna Baretto, Aviva Rahmani, Åsa Sonjasdotter, Ruth Wallen, and Yangkura. The mixed-media works, paintings, sculptures,sound, videos, and research highlight the urgency of environmental injustice in our local and global communities.

"Rooting us in the earth are works that decenter the human and provide a multispecies lens to climate justice. Salma Aratsu’s paintings inspired by mycelium uncover the importance of the fungal networks that grow underground. Her work points to a more hopeful perspective of how the earth, specifically mushrooms, can regenerate, activate and heal the damaged state of the environment."
#ecoart #ecoartist #weadartists #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #salmaarastustudio

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In my studio #contemporaryart #contemporarypaintin

In my studio #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting

Come and visit My Open Studio today and tomorrow!

Come and visit My Open Studio today and tomorrow! Final weekend for #ebos #berkeley #contemporarypainting

When people do injustices to women, other humans,

When people do injustices to women, other humans, animals or to Mother Earth herself, I lose my normal, quiet, and calm self and I am furious. My artistic expression becomes wild and explodes out in words or paints, forming a poem or a painting. Recent events have been turning wild in my imagination as I am witnessing the constant abuse inflicted on humans, the daily maiming and killing of humanity and the tearing up of our planet into pieces. When I witness the consequences of war, extinction of species or the rising water levels threatening low lying countries. In my wildest imagination, I visualize Mother Earth rising with fierce force, carrying all creatures in her womb, calling the stars, the sun, and the moon as witnesses, roaring like Kali, the Goddess of Destruction. #motherearth #climatechange #contemporarypainting #salmaarastustudio

I have several small paintings of the Bay on my wa

I have several small paintings of the Bay on my wall today! Stop by if you are in the area as we have open studios in Sawtooth Building in Berkeley. #eastbayopenstudios #bay #emeryville #salmaarastustudio #berkeleyartisans

Creating some new works in my studio and exploring

Creating some new works in my studio and exploring new materials like palm fiber, rope, rust and acrylic paints on paper mounted on board. Come visit during East Bay Open Studios happening this weekend and next weekend. June 4 and 5 and June 11 and 12, Saturday and Sunday. 11 am-6pm. At the Sawtooth Building, Studio 39, 2547 8th St., Berkeley.#eastbayopenstudios #berkeleyartist #contemporarypainting #salmaarastustudio

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Salma Arastu Studio
2547 8th Street Studio #37
Berkeley, CA 94710
Mobile: 484.554.6035
Email: salma@salmaarastu.com

Salma Arastu Studio
2547 8th Street Studio #37
Berkeley, CA 94710

Mobile: 484.554.6035
Email: salma@salmaarastu.com

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