Life, Values & Legacy: Our Chat with Aryana B. Londir

We’re looking forward to introducing you to Aryana B. Londir. Check out our conversation below.

Aryana B., we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: Are you walking a path—or wandering?
I am most definitely walking a path, a path with a caveat. I do believe in the importance of focus, regardless of endeavor. But! And this is a big one – I absolutely believe in allowing what one may consider to be an “outside” element into any creative process, which means that wandering is included. If we didn’t have the “what if…” question, how would we improve, explore or learn? How does a musician compose, a chef cook, a designer try a new technique and get to the next level if there were no experimentation? I say stick on your path, but be open to learning and experimentation.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
As an artist, I have been fortunate to create meaningful work in various media. For me, if my work doesn’t have a solid foundation and contributes to the world, it has no meaning. I have explored socio/political issues, primarily overcrowding and overpopulation.

Collage is a medium which has intrigued and fascinated me for many years. The ability to create thought provoking images with various elements, both digital and analog, is a new way for me to express current and past experiences in my life and reality.

I work in the abstract by choice; it challenges me and invites the viewer to evoke their own personal experiences and emotions.

Contributing to overcrowding has been part of my dilemma; working with tangible physical materials and the accumulation of supplies with which to create that work has made me feel more of an accomplice than a solution, so I move into working more minimally, combining digital assets with analog collage.

I believe that creating my art from discarded and found materials to be a more conscientious endeavor at this time in my life I made that decision when it came to light how deeply polluted our oceans are, and how entire cities are constructed on landfills. Giving those materials a new life, I hope it inspires others to look more deeply into how precious our planet is.

Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. Who taught you the most about work?
Definitely my parents were my major influences about how I feel about work. I saw my mother volunteer in many capacities although she did not “work outside the home” when I was a child. My father owned a business and I was fortunate to see him interact with his customers and other associates. Both were very loved in our community and I grew up believing work was an integral part of live which was enjoyable and part of their identities, not separate.

When did you last change your mind about something important?
As an artist, I have been fortunate to achieve success in various media. I knew when it was time to give up one for another; I just felt it was time to move on and never looked back. I just moved forward and learned as much as I could in the new medium. Ultimately, the changes have made me not only a better artist, but a better human for the changes.

So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Is the public version of you the real you?
Absolutely I am the same in person as I am in private. It would be way too much work to be otherwise!

Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: What will you regret not doing? 
I would regret not being honest, both with myself and the people that matter to me. It wold be a great disservice to everyone.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://aryanalondir.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aryanalondir/