Avni Bansal
B.
1992
Chandigarh
"
Motifs as mediators of the everyday
"
Through my artistic practice, I navigate a dynamic interplay between memory, craft, and culture, capturing the essence of Indian life in a way that is at once critical and celebratory. Regular visits to bustling local markets and traditional craft villages across India became a reservoir of inspiration, where I observed artisans dedicated to their craft. These encounters were an invitation to immerse myself in the narrative, representational, and symbolic nature of Indian visual culture, an inherent storytelling quality that continues to influence my work. As an Indian artist living within an urban milieu yet anchored in traditions, I find my practice shaped by the vernacular arts seamlessly embedded in our metropolitan lifestyle. My works function as a satirical lens, deconstructing and reinterpreting the subconscious moments, rituals, and idiosyncrasies of Indian culture. They engage with the decorative and ornamental motifs that define the kitschy aesthetic of Indian living, drawing equally from historical and contemporary cultural environments. The resulting imagery navigates the tensions between the local and the global, the traditional and the contemporary. Symbols and motifs emerge as mediators, balancing this duality while confronting viewers with a deliberate sense of discomfort, cloaked in intricate decoration. My process aims to challenge how we see and engage with the everyday, provoking a deeper reflection on the visual language that connects personal memory with collective cultural identity.
artworks
Bloom 3
2022
Woodcut Collage and Gauche on paper
25.39 × 13.98 in
Tree Etchings 1
2015
Etching and Collograph on paper
23 × 44 in Each
The Phallic Form, 1 (Set of 8)
2020
Lino cut prints on Kozo paper, Archival Framing
11 x 5 inches (2) 13 x 6 inches (2) 16.5 x 7 inches 26 x 7 inches (2) 40 x 9 inches
King and Queen 1 (Set of 2)
2023
Relief Print Collage on Kozo Paper
30 × 24 in Each
The Motifs Archive 1
2025
Relief Prints collage on Kitakate Paper
Main 1- 38.5 x 16.5 inches, Main 2,3,4,5 - 38.5 x 20 inches
Tree Etchings 4
2015
Etching and Collograph on paper
23 × 44 in Each
Bloom 2
2022
Woodcut Collage and Gauche on paper
31.5 × 18.1 in
The Gold Rush
2025
Scanography and Digital Manipulation I Archival Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
68 X 44 inches
Tree Etchings 6
2015
Etching and Collograph on paper
23 × 44 in Each
My Pleasure Cupboard
2022
Scanography/ Digital Manipulation & Archival Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
44 × 27 in
Arrangement Series 2
2025
Linocut Print on Kozo Paper
20 × 19 in
The Helicopter
2023
Relief Print Collage on Kozo Paper
38 × 25 in
The Phallic Form, 4 (Set of 8)
2020
Lino cut prints on Kozo paper, Archival Framing
11 x 5 inches (2) 13 x 6 inches (2) 16.5 x 7 inches 26 x 7 inches (2) 40 x 9 inches
The Ecstasy Land 2
2020
Digital relief print collage, Archival Print on Archival Paper
40 × 50 in
The Armour
2023
Relief Print Collage on Kozo Paper
38 × 35 in
The Phallic Form, 3 (Set of 8)
2020
Lino cut prints on Kozo paper, Archival Framing
11 x 5 inches (2) 13 x 6 inches (2) 16.5 x 7 inches 26 x 7 inches (2) 40 x 9 inches
Arrangement Series 3
2025
Linocut Print on Kozo Paper
20 × 19 in
Arrangement Series 5
2025
Linocut Print on Kozo Paper
20 × 19 in
Botanicals 1
2015
Screen Print on paper
30 × 44 in
Botanicals 4
2015
Screen Print on paper
30 × 44 in
Botanicals 2
2015
Screen Print on paper
30 × 44 in
Companion 2
2025
Pen and Water Colour on Rosapina Paper
21 × 28 in
Asymmetrical Botanical 1
2021
Serigraphy on Keaykolour Biscuit Paper
26 × 25 in
The Pleasure Garden
2022
Scanography/ Digital Manipulation & Archival Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
54 x 44 in
The Toran
2022
Woodcut Print on Scholar Paper
14.57 × 62.99 in
Companion 1
2025
Pen and Water Colour on Rosapina Paper
21 × 28 in
Pallu 1
2025
Screen print and relief print collage, gouache and acrylic markers on arches paper.
60 x 44.5 in
The Motifs Archive 3
2025
Relief Prints collage on Kitakate Paper
Main 1- 38.5 x 16.5 inches, Main 2,3,4,5 - 38.5 x 20 inches
The Phallic Form, 5 (Set of 8)
2020
Lino cut prints on Kozo paper, Archival Framing
11 x 5 inches (2) 13 x 6 inches (2) 16.5 x 7 inches 26 x 7 inches (2) 40 x 9 inches
Tree Etchings 3
2015
Etching and Collograph on paper
23 × 44 in Each
Asymmetrical Botanical 2
2021
Serigraphy on Keaykolour Biscuit Paper
26 × 25 in
The Accessory
2023
Relief Print Collage on Kozo Paper
38 × 33 in
The Drape I The Pleat I The FanSet 4
2025
Woodcut Print on Kozo Paper
17 × 39 in
The Phallic Form, 2 (Set of 8)
2020
Lino cut prints on Kozo paper, Archival Framing
11 x 5 inches (2) 13 x 6 inches (2) 16.5 x 7 inches 26 x 7 inches (2) 40 x 9 inches
The Border Traditions (Paper Edition)
2021
Serigraphy on Paper
40 x 28 in
My Vocabulary
2023
Digital print on Archival Paper
76 × 37 in
The Phallic Form, 6 (Set of 8)
2020
Lino cut prints on Kozo paper, Archival Framing
11 x 5 inches (2) 13 x 6 inches (2) 16.5 x 7 inches 26 x 7 inches (2) 40 x 9 inches
The Drape I The Pleat I The FanSet 3
2025
Woodcut Print on Kozo Paper
20 × 39 in
Arrangement Series 4
2025
Linocut Print on Kozo Paper
20 × 19 in
Alter Beauty
2022
Scanography/ Digital Manipulation & Archival Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
27 × 24 in
Bloom 4
2022
Woodcut Collage and Gauche on paper
16.54 × 11.02 in
Arrangement Series 1
2025
Linocut Print on Kozo Paper
20 × 19 in
The Sunflower
2022
Woodcut Print on Rice Paper
38.39 × 31.50 in
Bloom 5
2022
Woodcut Collage and Gauche on paper
20.47 × 15.94 in
The Drape I The Pleat I The FanSet 5
2025
Woodcut Print on Kozo Paper
26 × 39 in
The Flower
2023
Linocut Print Collage on Kozo Paper
30 × 30 in
The Long Flower
2023
Relief Print Collage on Kozo Paper
60 × 15 in
Tree Etchings 5
2015
Etching and Collograph on paper
23 × 44 in Each
The Tree
2023
Relief Print Collage on Kozo Paper
48 × 36 in
The Phallic Form, 8 (Set of 8)
2020
Lino cut prints on Kozo paper, Archival Framing
11 x 5 inches (2) 13 x 6 inches (2) 16.5 x 7 inches 26 x 7 inches (2) 40 x 9 inches
The Object Series 1 (Set of 19)
2015
Woodcut on Rice Paper, Mounted on Fabriano paper
6 × 9 in Each
Asymmetrical Botanical 3
2021
Serigraphy on Keaykolour Biscuit Paper
26 × 25 in
The Drape I The Pleat I The FanSet 1
2025
Woodcut Print on Kozo Paper
17 × 39 in
Memory Cuts 1
2016
Woodcut print on Accademia Paper
52 × 40 in
The Motifs Archive 4
2025
Relief Prints collage on Kitakate Paper
Main 1- 38.5 x 16.5 inches, Main 2,3,4,5 - 38.5 x 20 inches
The Motifs Archive 2
2025
Relief Prints collage on Kitakate Paper
Main 1- 38.5 x 16.5 inches, Main 2,3,4,5 - 38.5 x 20 inches
The Royal Deity
2021
Relief Print collage and Gaouche on paper
41 × 60 in
The Phallic Form, 7 (Set of 8)
2020
Lino cut prints on Kozo paper, Archival Framing
11 x 5 inches (2) 13 x 6 inches (2) 16.5 x 7 inches 26 x 7 inches (2) 40 x 9 inches
Botanicals 3
2015
Screen Print on paper
30 × 44 in
The Drape I The Pleat I The FanSet 2
2025
Woodcut Print on Kozo Paper
20 × 39 in
Botanicals 5
2015
Screen Print on paper
30 × 44 in
The Ecstasy Land 1
2020
Digital relief print collage, Archival Print on Archival Paper
40 × 50 in
The Motifs Archive 5
2025
Relief Prints collage on Kitakate Paper
Main 1- 38.5 x 16.5 inches, Main 2,3,4,5 - 38.5 x 20 inches
King and Queen, 2 (Set of 2)
2023
Relief Print Collage on Kozo Paper
30 x 24 inches each
The Shield
2023
Relief Print Collage on Kozo Paper
26 × 24 in
The Shifting Tradition
2022
Woodcut Print on Kozo Paper
52 x 33 in
Bloom 1
2022
Woodcut Collage and Gauche on paper
32.48 × 25.39 in
Find the Difference (Diptych)
2025
Relief Print and Silk Screen print collage and Gouache on Arches Paper
44 x 30 in
Memory Cuts 2
2016
Woodcut print on Accademia Paper
52 x 40 inches
Tree Etchings 2
2015
Etching and Collograph on paper
23 × 44 in Each