About Us, Art2wear

Avni Patel

ARTIST STATEMENT

Since the beginning of civilization, throughout all strata’s of cultures, jewelry has been a
part of day-to-day life. I have expressed myself through the fusion of ethnic and
contemporary jewelry, using historical motifs and forms from Indian Art and Architecture.

After moving to the United States, I started having nostalgic images of the places- temples,
rock-cut caves, palaces etc. that I visited on college field trips as an undergraduate student in
India. I looked back and realized how much I wanted to use the images and memories in my
work. I wanted to share the history of my country. It would not be possible to present all of
India’s vast history, but I have shown glimpses and shared my thoughts, ideas and feelings
about the places I visited. The more I continued to be intrigued by the intricate and symbolic
shapes and forms of Indian art and architecture, the more I wanted to learn about a
particular style. It is through Jewelry that I was able to express myself.

The Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote in his book Discovery of India,
“There is a stillness and everlastingness about the past, it changes not and has a touch of
eternity.” And I very much believe in this and have experienced it while working on my
pieces, and would like the viewer’s to have the same experience.

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