{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"I Love Your Stories- Conversations with Artists and Creatives with Hava Gurevich","title":"Episode #25 Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Art with Dr Archana Srivastava","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2342,"description":"In this episode of I Love Your Stories, Hava Gurevich speaks with Mumbai-based artist, historian, curator and entrepreneur Dr Archana Srivastava about a creative journey shaped by Indian history, philosophy, spirituality and cultural tradition.\nDr Archana shares how she began drawing on walls, tables and the final pages of her school notebooks before studying Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology. She reflects on becoming a self-taught professional artist, holding her first solo exhibition in Mumbai in 1999 and developing a figurative style rooted in spiritual ideas.\nThe conversation explores how Dr Archana translates ancient wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita and Vedic philosophy into a contemporary visual language. She explains why cultural traditions must be preserved and presented in ways that younger generations can understand, including through works such as The Caged Bird.\nDr Archana also discusses founding ArtSage to support Indian traditional, tribal and folk artists during the pandemic, as well as establishing Le Tresor, a contemporary art gallery in Mumbai. She shares her thoughts on supporting emerging artists, making art galleries more accessible, moving from painting into three-dimensional installations and remaining authentic rather than following artistic trends.\nArtist website: https://archanasrivastava.com/ \nLes Tresors Art Gallery:https://lestresors.in/\n*Shownotes*\nGrowing up surrounded by art and learning from her mother and elder sister\nSketching on walls, tables and the final pages of history notebooks\nChoosing to study Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology\nHow spiritual magazines and imagery influenced her artistic direction\nUsing figures, forms, colours and visual storytelling to communicate deeper ideas\nTranslating the Bhagavad Gita and Vedic philosophy into contemporary art\nWhy preserving history and culture helps people maintain their roots\nConnecting ancient wisdom with younger and digitally focused generations\nFounding...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BzVr4HUpBAARweHVFCWb1fF9reodKaJYUPicJmCMya8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMGY1/ODMyNTU0OThkYzQw/MGFlMGYwMWNmYmU5/ZjVjMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}