Artist, writer, yoga teacher and writing teacher. Living in a cottage in the north of Sweden and on the road, travelling extensively.
“I make mixed-media artifacts that merge visual, sculptural and literary art, often exploring the spiritual journey of The Self. The materials used are objects, narratives and concepts collected from various aesthetic and spiritual traditions, found on travels and personal pilgrimages. The result is multi-layered, ecology-based wall pieces and sculptures, shifting between the figurative and the abstract.
I write poems, prose and fairytales, and combine texts, my own as well as others, with form and visual elements, experimenting with expressions of what text, writing and reading can be. Text as something more than a two dimensional surface, text as texture and form, and even something to physically interact with and embody.
For me, objects with natural patina, where the traces of history are visible, have an inherent beauty, reflecting the rhythms of life, with its full friction and complexity, exposing layers of meaning, knowledge, experience in constant change. By working with these worn materials, I strive to embrace perfection in imperfection, placing as much value on the process as on the final result.
As in many spiritual traditions, I consider my work to be something of a window through which the beholder, as well as the art piece itself, is both the seer and the seen. By expressing what is meaningful to me, I strive to contact the subjective with the common, to give the personal a collective resonance.
My work is both invocative and evocative. The working process and the artworks themselves function as instruments, concentrating on what I want and what I want to let go of. There is a re-organizing process and a further developing of symbols and concepts from several spiritual traditions, and I explore how these elements can be used today, their relevance in a contemporary context.
There’s almost always an underlying dichotomy in my work. A juxtaposition, a navigation between opposites, exploring the spectrum of wonder and fear, circling around the three pillars of holiness, healing and wholeness. The decorative and ornamented elements are not intended to idealize, but a part of a composition process, defining focus within a changeable context, embracing balance as well as conflict.
My creative practice is a part of my spiritual path and practice. A way to connect with myself and the surrounding world, to find center and guidance, and to create healing and wholeness. It is how I give back to this world and this life.” Asa Bostrom
Asa Bostrom
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