Anindita: An artist with neoclassical ink style
Anindita Islam, an artist who loves every medium of art but ink is her forte. Exploring the emotional connection between the duality of human nature, the theory that every single human being has good and evil within them is the biggest inspiration behind her artworks. Though she wants to draw since her childhood, in 2018, she decided to get started on drawing after she started following some artists and illustrators on Instagram, especially Philippines-based illustrator Kerby Rosanes. That year she made a decision to participate in 'Inktober' for the very first time, a month-long art challenge created by artist Jake Parker that's focused on bettering skill and developing positive drawing habits.
She shared the journey of her art around as 'My favorite drawing mediums are pen and paper, although I love watercolor, pencil sketch, and digital painting too. I usually follow the sketching style or technique called 'Pointillism' or 'Stippling'. It's a method that incorporates several small circles or dots to make a composition. Sometimes it takes thousands or millions of dots and 8-20 hours to create a single composition, according to the complexity.' She also added, 'everyone in my own family, especially my mother was extremely supportive of my journey.'
Her favorite series are 'Neel's Journey' and 'Dreams and Nightmare'. She described it as 'Neel's journey is approximately just a little girl and her adventures. Coupled with my inner child and love for animals, Neel explores her magical world meeting a fresh soul each day. 'Neel's Journey' was also featured in the 2018 Inktober exhibition by Cartoon People at EMK Center, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The latter is self-explanatory and reflects my very own dreams and nightmares; I tried to include the duality of human nature in this series as well.'
