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The Salesman ( Poem and Photo Essay)
The Salesman ( Poem and Photo Essay)
I am sorry to tell you, Ma’am
Ayushi Mishra
Jul 11, 2018
O’womaniya! There ain’t no Society bruh!
O’womaniya! There ain’t no Society bruh!
The Polavaram dam is an awe-inspiring sight — in the most Ayn-Rand-ish sense of the word. As far as your gaze reaches, from the gravel…
Ayushi Mishra
Feb 12, 2018
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Standing on the shoulders of giants
I stood on the edge of the cold and erratic stream from the shower, checking the temperature every few seconds. After a few minutes of…
Ayushi Mishra
Jan 8, 2018
Personal narratives and adult-ing
Personal narratives and adult-ing
They say your twenties are a good time, life not yet started closing in. But by mid twenties you can see the noose of daily grind and…
Ayushi Mishra
Nov 3, 2017
Home is an irrevocable condition
Home is an irrevocable condition
An uber driver once sang christian hymns for me, one older gentleman debated the finer points of the Koran, another traded recommendations…
Ayushi Mishra
Aug 15, 2017
On art that lives in the palm of your hands
-My experience designing a mobile platform for anonymous group therapy
Ayushi Mishra
Jan 5, 2017
Conservation of grief
Conservation of grief Like energy The sound of laughter Undying, living, booming off the ceilings Somewhere The tremors of an inconsolable…
Ayushi Mishra
Jan 4, 2017
Concrete
For what is eternity Why be obsessed with longevity And durability My grandmother keeps her jewels in The Godrej cupboard That has stood…
Ayushi Mishra
Jan 4, 2017
Gilded wings (mixed media)
Gilded wings (mixed media)
A three year old cousin of mine was convinced that a stray wing from a pigeon and a wrapper from one of his candies had found its way into…
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 29, 2016
Boy who flew
Boy who flew
My experiments with PopArt:
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 29, 2016
The lady in red
The lady in red
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 29, 2016
Vintage Car
Vintage Car
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 29, 2016
Banaras and Venice
Banaras and Venice
Two of the oldest cities in the world, in two different hemispheres. I have never been to either, they are a part of my imagination…
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 29, 2016
Yesterday’s rose
Yesterday’s rose
“stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus”
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 29, 2016
Meera
Meera
The woman in this painting reminds me of Meera Bai, staring with longing at the doorway, waiting for her beloved to arrive.
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 29, 2016
On Identity- Eternity lies in a grain of sand
On Identity- Eternity lies in a grain of sand
It is an improvised colorscape echoing the shades you would see on a beach. I used contrasting dark and light bars borrowed from DNA…
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 29, 2016
Journey
Journey
“I want to take up a job in the Bahamas! Maybe work there for six months”
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 29, 2016
The Matriarch- a translation
The Matriarch- a translation
Another poem by the poet Aabshar (Shaurya Bajpai). I have done the translations from hindi and added a few improvisations to it.
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 29, 2016
Portraits
Portraits
I love taking pictures of people, capturing expressions in one fleeting moment in time. I suspect it has the same thrill as catching a…
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 29, 2016
Poetry and photographs
Poetry and photographs
Two things about myself that I know with absolute certainty despite a thriving quarter life crisis-
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 29, 2016
Buddha-paint frozen in time
Buddha-paint frozen in time
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 28, 2016
Buddha
Buddha
My love for Buddha thrives, I consciously chose to move away from the color blue in this painting. Something does feel missing though.
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 28, 2016
Vermilion ( Mixed Media)
Vermilion ( Mixed Media)
I debated for a long time on what to call this painting because it is essentially two very different paintings. The predominant form is…
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 28, 2016
Acrylic, knife, and the eyes
Acrylic, knife, and the eyes
This painting is one of my first experiments of working with a palette knife. Whatever little painting I had learnt in school sought…
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 28, 2016
The Orchid
The Orchid
In images a life
Ayushi Mishra
Dec 28, 2016
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