Ananda Nahu
(1985– ) Born in Juazeiro/BA, lives and work in Rio de Janeiro.
Ananda Nahu is a painter, muralist, and visual artist with nearly 20 years of career. Her style stands out for its strongly present visual multiculturalism in her works, offering reinterpretations of artistic movements brought into the present, reformulating Art manifestations throughout history to meet the needs of contemporaneity. Her artistic creations provide a lens through which we can explore cultural and anthropological issues, opening space for reflections on identity, interculturality, and human relationships in a globalized world.
Her resume includes a strong presence in the European and United States Art markets. Throughout her career, she actively participated in artistic-social projects of the UN, European Union, and the New York City government, among others. Ananda was a guest artist for advertising campaigns of multinational companies such as Nike, Gucci, and Bloomberg. In 2015, she was featured by CNN Style and Phaidon as one of Brazil's most influential artists.
Her art incorporates abstract and figurative elements representing the nature, culture, and art of countries that influenced the history of Maternidade Matarazzo, combining vibrant colors, organic shapes, and dynamic lines that reinterpret traditional patterns to meet contemporary needs. Her color palette is rich, conveying energy and vitality designed to stimulate the viewer's senses, visually engaging them, and seeking to awaken an emotional connection with the observer. The gold corridor represents Brazilian inspirations, and the silver corridor showcases European influences that are part of the place's history.
About Ananda Nahu's carpets:
The relationship of both carpets (in the event studio display and office entrance) with Brazilian nature and culture is evident in several layers. Both carpets are heavily influenced by Brazil's rich visual culture, incorporating elements and symbols found in Brazilian iconography. The colors evoke earth tones, clay ground, along with organic shapes and patterns that evoke the country's lush nature, as well as references to Afro-Brazilian and indigenous culture. This connection with Brazilian aesthetics and its vast nature creates a distinct visual identity in both carpets.
Find out more at: www.anahu.com