Nasim Yazdani

General Statement

Artists have their own way of transforming the world around them. They possess the power to influence their audience and bring about change in people’s lives. Consciously or subconsciously, they leave their trace on everything they touch. Therefore, social responsibility is an inherent feature which characterises what they do and who they are. The themes I have dealt with throughout the course of my artistic quest are comprised of “art as a means of transformation” and “unity in diversity” in order to redefine the fundamental aspects of social and individual values. As a painter and illustrator, my strong desire is to be a force for good through positive messages inherent in my artwork.

Unity in diversity means appreciating unique traits that people possess while admiring shared qualities. To me, the whole creation resembles a piece of music in which various notes are harmonised to form a magnificent melody. It has always been my priority to resonate this undeniable reality in my art that people of Earth are the living testimony for unity and diversity just like complementary components of colours on a painter’s palette.

I primarily work with acrylic paint, but I also teach a variety of technics, including collage, mixed media, coloured pencil, dry pastel and watercolour. I do not limit myself to a single method of painting. While I have experimented with various art styles throughout my life, my experiences have drawn me toward seeking meaning in abstract textures. My strength is when I combine various media and colour palettes to explore unity in diversity.

Artist’s Statement – The Essence

Nasim Yazdani’s latest collection of acrylic paintings, The Essence, reflects the idea that we all come from one Earth and one universe. Guided by one of her poems, ‘We are all light. We are all shadow. We are all colour. We are all rainbow’, this series moves beyond skin and flesh to explore the profound interconnectedness and oneness of the cosmos.

Dancing between representational art and abstraction, Nasim’s work emerges through the playful pouring of layers upon layers of paint, of light, and of darkness. She intentionally questions borders in her technique, her style, and her message. Her growing inclination toward abstraction is not a departure from realism but an expansion of her creative exploration, blending the familiar with the new, and celebrating unity in diversity on a deeper level.

Artist’s Statement – The Essence: Shadows

Nasim Yazdani explores the trials that shape our shared human experience, as well as the resilience that rises from them in the second phase of The Essence collection, titled The Essence: Shadows. Working with a palette of deep blacks, rich hues, and chromatic greys, she examines the emotional weight of adversity. The layered textures and contrasts between beams of light piercing through waves of darkness, in her paintings, echo the tension between despair and hope.

She hopes to take the viewers on a journey of reflection and transformation. By deliberately targeting the negative space (the void, the absence, or the unfilled stretch on the canvas) Nasim invites  contemplation, revealing that within every shadow lies the potential for healing and renewal. Darkness is never static; it breathes, shifts, and ultimately makes way for light.