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Salma Arastu
We planted together
Weeping Cherry California
Gossiping Together
Around the Tree II
Sharing Light
Salma's Portrait
Category: Visuals
Country: United States
About
“Somehow the messages start appearing as I work.
These messages are of love, peace, sharing and celebration of life.”
—Salma Arastu
Salma Arastu was born in Rajasthan, India and has been painting for more than thirty years. Her work has been influenced by Indian culture and her time living in Kuwait, Iran, and the United States where she currently resides and works.
Her paintings have been exhibited in the United States, India, and Europe. She divides the paintings into series which try to capture thematic essentials. Names of the series include a “Sufi Series” and “Women and lyrical lines.”
In addition to her painting, Arastu has also written several published works of free verse poetry and short stories in Hindi. Her collection of poems “Dard Ki Seedhiyan” (Steps of Pain) was published in 1981 with a grant from Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Kala Academy, Hyderabad, India.
Shortly after arriving in the US, she also became an entrepreneur with the creation of Your True Greetings, a successful greeting card company that uses her paintings and calligraphy to serve Muslim communities in the United States, Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
Sources
About Me. Paintings on Board, Paintings on Canvas, Spiritual Indian Muslim Artist. (accessed October 19, 2009).
More Information
Salma Arastu website
Salma Arastu blog
Salma Arastu cards
Salma Arastu book: The Lyrical Line
