IllumeMag: Salma Arastu: Art Lives in the Lyrical Line
“I have been labeled in so many ways: a Muslim artist, an Indian artist and a woman artist.” Born into a Hindu family in Rajasthan,
“I have been labeled in so many ways: a Muslim artist, an Indian artist and a woman artist.” Born into a Hindu family in Rajasthan,
by Michael Singman-Aste Salma Arastu stands in the Regina K. Stafford meeting room in the main branch of the Alameda Free Library, surrounded by 23
Salma Arastu’s 8’ tall sculpture “Dancing With Stars†in steel has been accepted for Urban Trees 7 at the Port of San Diego. Installation will
Salma Arastu’s four pieces of Arabic Calligraphy are selected to be in a group exhibition at the Doug Adams Gallery at Berkeley University. “Picturing the
My works are lyrical, spiritual, figurative, and calligraphic. My paintings reveal stories of unity in diversity, peace and joy, celebration of life, and women and dancing whirling dervishes. Whether in paintings or sculptures, the faceless figures in my work represent the universal oneness of all humanity. My calligraphic work attempts to celebrate the same message of universality spread through verses in Arabic calligraphy and in the poetry of Rumi. Read More
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