About Anaida

An artist at heart, she is an accomplished painter of oil, watercolor and chalk paintings, as well as intricate Persian miniatures on glass and leather carvings. Here one understands how her art is concerned with rhythms and harmonies, just like in her songs. Her journey, however, is not so easily charted. She is a restless soul. And her art reflects this in the number of different media that she works on: from oils and acrylics on paper and canvas, to works etched out on leather, stained glass miniatures, as well as water-colours, pastels and charcoal. But what interests me most in her leather-works is how if forms are her concern in her oils, acrylics and water-colours, it is content that strikes one in her leather etchings: the poems of Omar Khayyam, Rumi and other Sufi poets are presented in the style of Persian miniatures but on a medium that is very different. This is still an experiment with portraying the lyrical quality of these poems with the form as merely an instrument to communicate it. These works portray the element of melody in her visual art. And put together, we unravel experiments in rhythm, harmony and a melodious rendering from a singer well-versed in these, now presenting them as visual expression.

Melody on canvas Not only she is a good painter, she also excels at the art of calligraphy. Much like her personality her work has many layers. The most interesting part of her exhibition are the carvings and unique calligraphy work done on leather. They are one of its kind pieces that highlight detail and accuracy.

Soulful strokes, Etching a healing (he)art.