12 December 2024/
ART HOMAGE TO MOTHER EARTH: A VISUAL PRESENTATION BY LEYLA BRASHKA
Renowned Mexican multidisciplinary artist Leyla Brashka will present her public space projects and large-scale sculptures at TASMAI, a Centre for Art & Culture, in Puducherry on 14 December 2024, from 6: 00 to 7: 00 PM.
Her work makes a powerful statement on Mother Earth and addresses environmental issues that affect the entire Universe. This event promises to be a thought-provoking and inspiring experience for all.
Leyla Brashka, a Mexican artist known for her large-scale sculptures, will showcase her works, which focuses on themes of environmental awareness and the intrinsic connection between humanity and Mother Earth. Her art, deeply rooted in indigenous traditions, aims to make a powerful statement about environmental issues that affect us all.
The presentation will be followed by an open discussion, and attendees are encouraged to bring a dish to share for a potluck Mexican dinner. This event promises to be an enriching experience, blending art, culture and community engagement.
LEYLA BRASHKA’S ART AWARENESS PROJECT
Leyla Brashka, a Mexican multidisciplinary artist, has been creating in diverse mediums for over a decade, focusing mainly on large-scale sculptures. During an art residency at Tasmai, she co-created her first Art Awareness Project with sculptor Saravana. They crafted a high-scale sculpture of a Drishti Mukham to symbolically give a Guardian to look after the ocean. Promenade Beach was fully cleaned with the help of the Pondy community, and part of the recovered materials were used to create the “Ocean Universal Ward” sculpture, which also serves as a trash can for people to dispose of their garbage.
CONTINUING HER ART AWARENESS JOURNEY
Since her first Art Awareness Project, Leyla Brashka has continued to engage in public space projects and art community initiatives. She has created projects like ‘Marine Metamorphosis’, which involve the community in ocean cleanups and recycling workshops. These efforts highlight environmental issues by using recovered materials to “dress up” sculptures of endangered marine animals, such as ‘A LIFE SIZE HUMP BACK WHALE’ displayed at the beach in San Pancho, Nayarit in Mexico.
“My work delves into our intrinsic relationship with nature, emphasizing the need to reconnect with Mother Earth. I constantly seek new media and approaches to bring ideas to life through art. Engaging in urban art projects and public spaces, I aim to raise awareness about crucial issues like marine pollution and our bond with nature. Through various social and community collaborative projects, I use art to foster interaction, collaboration and social transformation,” says renowned artist Leyla Brashka.
Images :
1. Ocean Universal Ward Project Pondicherry, India (Tasmai Pondy Art Residency 2014)
2. Marine Metamorphosis Project (San Pancho, Nayarit. Mexico 2016)
3. Quetzalcoatl Reborn Project (Burning Man Animalia 2023/ Leyla Brashka & Lisa Regan)
JOIN FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY VISUAL PRESENTATION BY THE RENOWNED MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST LEYLA BRASHKA, AT TASMAI, PUDUCHERRY.
