Rajul Shah is an international artist who draws inspiration from the Japanese Art of Kintsugi, which involves mending broken pottery using gold splicing. Her artwork is a 2D translation of this art form, applied to the healing of the Earth after Climate Change. Through her art, Shah aims to communicate peaceful healing and resilience, transforming brokenness into an elevated art form to be enjoyed and revered.
The Japanese Art of Kintsugi inspires the translation of my artwork to address aspects of the planet and its ability to recover from climate change/global warming. We can heal the Earth. It can regenerate and evolve into an improved version that supports life for centuries to come. Kintsugi is a physical manifestation of resilience. Its purpose is to “repair”. The practice emphasizes the beauty and utility of breaks and imperfections. A vessel is repaired using tree sap and gold splicing. Traditionally applied to pottery in Japan, my artworks are 2D representations of this concept.
