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Mithula Priyadarshini

AnanthaRamakrishnan

Mithula is an artist who refuses to stay inside the lines. With a Bachelor’s in Visual Arts from Stella Maris
College, India, and a Master’s in Fine Arts from Leeds Arts University, UK, she has shaped a practice that thrives
on experimentation and rebellion. Constrained by limited materials during her undergraduate studies, she
pushed boundaries by founding a startup that transformed everyday objects into customized art—from chalk
carvings in glass bottles to radium-lit sculptures.
Her postgraduate work exploded with creativity, blending found objects with themes from Indian mythology
and Hindu culture. One of her standout pieces—a gold shoe left outside a gallery—challenged viewers to
reflect on materialism and mortality. Another, a coffin-shaped painting hung from the ceiling, gave audiences
the haunting experience of their own death.
Mithula’s experience extends beyond the studio. She has worked as an art director on movies and commercials
in India, where she brought her unique vision to life in collaborative projects. Aspiring to become a full-time art
director, she continues to hone her skills, merging her artistic sensibilities with storytelling and design.
Deeply inspired by Salvador Dalí, Mithula infuses her art with metaphor, irony, and surreal layers. She is drawn
to the overlooked beauty of insects and reptiles, questioning who decides what’s beautiful and what’s not. To
Mithula, art isn’t just visual—it’s poetic. Her work invites viewers to see beyond the surface, rethink their
assumptions, and experience something unexpected.

‘’To me, art is rebellion. It’s poetry without words, a way to challenge what we think we know. I create across mediums—
found objects, carvings, paintings—because I believe every material has its story, and every story deserves to be told.
My work is inspired by Indian culture, Salvador Dalí, and the beauty in things we often ignore. I ask: Why do we glorify
butterflies and dismiss insects or reptiles? Who decides what’s beautiful? For me, beauty lies in the overlooked, the strange,
the forgotten.
I’ve extended this vision into film and commercials, working as an art director to bring my imagination to dynamic, visual
storytelling. Combining fine art and cinematic design, I aim to create immersive worlds that challenge and inspire.
My art isn’t here to replicate reality—it’s here to reimagine it. It’s surreal, layered, and unapologetically curious.’’

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