30 min
Local Durango artist Bindu Bammi is a painter, designer, jeweler and art therapist who was born and raised in India creating art that embraces both Western and Indian cultures. Four Corners Arts Forum
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Join me for a conversation with Bindu Bammi, a local artist who was born and raised in India, lived in the Philippines, Indonesia and Philadelphia before settling in Durango in 2016. She is a designer, painter, art educator and art therapist with two masters degrees. Bindu is part of the Art Room Collective at the Smiley Building where you can find her in her beautiful studio at 1309 East 3rd avenue. Her art celebrates both her Indian culture and western cultures around the world. In high school she became interested in art and specifically textile design after which she went on to earn a Master’s Degree in educational technology and a second Master’s Degree in Art Therapy. She spent two decades teaching art at the Jakarta International school in Indonesia dedicated to the bring art into the lives of young students as they develop their critical thinking skills. Much of her art therapy was done one-on-one with autistic children and then developed into individual and group sessions with women focusing on art therapy on women empowerment. Bindu’s own acrylic paintings are done in an abstract style letting color and texture guide her movements as the painting takes on a life of its own. She also has embraced watercolor paints and gold leaf in a similar abstract style. In addition to painting Bindu creates beautiful jewelry using polymer clay, beads and leather. Lately she has used AI and digital art as another art form creating unique designs for her silk scarves. As a teacher in Indonesia she promoted digital art through a program she developed with her late husband for the students there. You can see all of her exquisite art when you visit her studio at the Smiley Building and on her website at www.spicedred.com
You can also join Bindu for regular art talks on the last Thursday of each month at Create Art and Tea from 4:00-5:30. More information at www.createartandtea.com
Join me for a conversation with Bindu Bammi, a local artist who was born and raised in India, lived in the Philippines, Indonesia and Philadelphia before settling in Durango in 2016. She is a designer, painter, art educator and art therapist with two masters degrees. Bindu is part of the Art Room Collective at the Smiley Building where you can find her in her beautiful studio at 1309 East 3rd avenue. Her art celebrates both her Indian culture and western cultures around the world. In high school she became interested in art and specifically textile design after which she went on to earn a Master’s Degree in educational technology and a second Master’s Degree in Art Therapy. She spent two decades teaching art at the Jakarta International school in Indonesia dedicated to the bring art into the lives of young students as they develop their critical thinking skills. Much of her art therapy was done one-on-one with autistic children and then developed into individual and group sessions with women focusing on art therapy on women empowerment. Bindu’s own acrylic paintings are done in an abstract style letting color and texture guide her movements as the painting takes on a life of its own. She also has embraced watercolor paints and gold leaf in a similar abstract style. In addition to painting Bindu creates beautiful jewelry using polymer clay, beads and leather. Lately she has used AI and digital art as another art form creating unique designs for her silk scarves. As a teacher in Indonesia she promoted digital art through a program she developed with her late husband for the students there. You can see all of her exquisite art when you visit her studio at the Smiley Building and on her website at www.spicedred.com
You can also join Bindu for regular art talks on the last Thursday of each month at Create Art and Tea from 4:00-5:30. More information at www.createartandtea.com
30 min