Shivani Mathur
Originally from India, I came to London in Jume 1998 on an allowance of 35 pounds per day, expecting to spend two weeks here. Financial markets were in turmoil, my education background seemed 'just right' and I found opportunity in the all male-world of investment banking. I took the risk. Decades later, I am still here.
As I rose to be recognised as the top two percent of women in the financial sector in London, I sought a way to pay my gratitude to those who took a chance on me, The only path visible to me was a path tp pay forwared. My vision became to offer opportunity to minorities, women and those who, may have less to start with, but have dreams, grit, humility and an incessant quest for learning.
I increasingly recognized the power of art as a vehicle for social justice. I began to paint alongside my corporate career, eventually enrolling in a Master's degree in Art and Science at Central Saint Martins during the pandemic to observe, interrogate and refine my artistic practice.These days, I explore a wide variety of media, from discarded materials like glass, mirrors, and eggshells to classic forms like oil paint and modern techniques like generative art. I endeavour to create work that conveys balance through disruption, and gives a viewer a moment to pause, think and be silent.
At the core of my creative practice lies the belief that art transforms lives. Using art, science, philosophy and technology, I question:
Is what is "unseen" more powerful than what is visible ?
Originally from India, I came to London in Jume 1998 on an allowance of 35 pounds per day, expecting to spend two weeks here. Financial markets were in turmoil, my education background seemed 'just right' and I found opportunity in the all male-world of investment banking. I took the risk. Decades later, I am still here.
As I rose to be recognised as the top two percent of women in the financial sector in London, I sought a way to pay my gratitude to those who took a chance on me, The only path visible to me was a path tp pay forwared. My vision became to offer opportunity to minorities, women and those who, may have less to start with, but have dreams, grit, humility and an incessant quest for learning.
I increasingly recognized the power of art as a vehicle for social justice. I began to paint alongside my corporate career, eventually enrolling in a Master's degree in Art and Science at Central Saint Martins during the pandemic to observe, interrogate and refine my artistic practice.These days, I explore a wide variety of media, from discarded materials like glass, mirrors, and eggshells to classic forms like oil paint and modern techniques like generative art. I endeavour to create work that conveys balance through disruption, and gives a viewer a moment to pause, think and be silent.
At the core of my creative practice lies the belief that art transforms lives. Using art, science, philosophy and technology, I question:
Is what is "unseen" more powerful than what is visible ?
My relentless and recursive experiments in art have produced mixed results. Failure keeps me humble and motivates me to think, pause and return to the drawing board. Success brings opportunity and recognition. I am grateful for the opportunity to have exhibited at some of the finest venues: Bonhams London, Covent Garden, the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, and Bozar in Brussels, Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins in London, the Flowers gallery and more...
I received the prestigious 'Maison Zero, this earth' award by LVMH for sustainability and the Faberge award for public sculpture as voted by the London public.
I donate a portion of the proceeds from my artwork to charity, ensuring that my work not only enriches the world aesthetically and intellectually but also makes a tangible difference in the lives of those around us.
I received the prestigious 'Maison Zero, this earth' award by LVMH for sustainability and the Faberge award for public sculpture as voted by the London public.
I donate a portion of the proceeds from my artwork to charity, ensuring that my work not only enriches the world aesthetically and intellectually but also makes a tangible difference in the lives of those around us.
My journey from Lucknow to London
Gaps and cracks in us,
In our relationships.
In our surroundings.
Invisible forces that seem to emerge from nowhere,
and grow exponentially.
Widen the cracks.
Break boundaries.
And turn our lives upside down.
Through these broken boundaries,
Can we see the invisible?
Feel the intangible?
Touch the impossible?
