Manveer Singh, also known as Plasticvalla, is a practicing artist based in Delhi. Born in 1993, the artist hails from Purnpur district in Uttrakhand.
A passionate writer, researcher and traveller, Maharaul's influences include Renaissance artist Rembrandt, modernists Nicholas Roerich and Nilima Sheikh, contemporary artists Rithika Merchant, Sameer Kulavoor, Gagan Singh and poets Robert Frost, Ralph Waldo Emerson and feminist writer Sylvia Plath.
She has been creating and exhibiting her work since 2012, and recently founded Arteisch, a platform to encourage a collective and participatory approach towards environmental art and activism . Born in 1990 in Bharuch, Gujarat, the artist currently lives and works in Bangalore, India.
Plastic is a cheap and convenient material for us. But we ended up creating plastic hell landscapes. Being a devout lover of nature, I illustrated the serene beauty of nature in my paintings. However, I realized that I had been only depicting nature in my paintings. My efforts didn’t materialize into anything that actually helped the environment heal from the effects of our environment destruction. So, in order to make an impact full effort and enliven my ideology, I decided to use plastic itself to create artworks and more than 2 metric ton MLP and 1 metric ton PET plastics I have been upcycled into artworks. says the artist.
