Self-taught Canadian artist Bani Bali takes a fresh approach to the classic technique of paper cutting.  Inspired by her travels, and grounded in her day-to-day activities, the artist channels her creative messages into delicate, captivating, intricately-cut pieces of varied sizes.  She finds paper, the blend of natural world and human creation, to be a heightened medium in which to express her unique visual thoughts.

 I cannot recall a time in my life when I did not draw.  Art for me has always been about capturing the images in my mind.  Whether painting, photography or cutting paper, art helps me give   form to thoughts I cannot adequately express with words.  Painting allows me to express my love of colour, where I can ponder and reflect my feelings with bright and bold colours brought   together.  By contrast, photography is very “in the moment”.  It captures what I see and experience just as it happens.  Paper cutting is an exercise in extreme patience.  The time and care it   takes to form and shape my images are painstaking in every piece…..big or small.  Each medium’s unique challenges allow particular forms of creative expression.

In cutting paper, I try to bridge the gap between the traditional medium of paper cutting and contemporary expression.  This unforgiving medium, where one wrong cut can end hours of work demands great respect and I enjoy the focus and discipline it brings to me.  Even in its simplicity, paper is powerful.  Paper helps me create worlds of light and shadow, texture and dimension.  In this medium, the quality of your craft says as much about your state of mind as the representation itself.

SHOWS

2004 – Annex Patio Art Show

2004 – St. Clair St. Art Walk

2005 – Vernissage Art Event

2005 – The Junction Art Festival

2005 – Annex Patio Art Show

2005 – St. Clair St. Art Walk

2007 – Guelph Downtown Festival

2008 – St. Clair St. Art Walk Open market

2010 – Wychwood Barn Raiser in Toronto

2013 – The Super Wonder Show

2013 – The Super Naughty Show

2013 – The Return of the Super Monster Show

2013 – The Art Galleria Expo

2014 – The Sci Fi Show

2014 – An end of all things

2014 – The Big Top

2015 – The Super Naughty Show

2015 – The Retro TV Show

2015 – The Super Holy Show

2015 – The Super Big Top Show

2016 – Cuts – First Solo Show

2017 – Cuts II – Second Solo Show

2021 – Blue Crow Gallery 5th Annual Summer Group Show