{"id":821358,"date":"2026-08-21T20:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/821358\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T20:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:34:13","slug":"a-view-from-the-easel-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/821358\/","title":{"rendered":"A View From the Easel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <a class=\"gh-article-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/tag\/community\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Community<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">\u201cA ritual I have is to always scribble a line or word, or poem that stayed with me while listening to an audiobook or song, onto the wall in my studio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/author\/lakshmi-rivera-amin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lakshmi-2.jpg\" alt=\"Lakshmi Rivera Amin\"\/><br \/>\n                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the 351st installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, Rah Naqvi paints with soil and tends his studio as a garden of creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Want to take part? Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/submit-your-workspace-to-a-view-from-the-easel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">submission guidelines<\/a>\u00a0and share a bit about your studio with us through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Erq7cyGEmMUxKrLe9?ref=hyperallergic.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this form<\/a>! All mediums and workspaces are welcome, including your home studio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rahnaqvi.com\/?ref=hyperallergic.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rah Naqvi<\/a>, Amsterdam Noord, Netherlands<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_3667---Rah.jpeg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1560\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>How long have you been working in this space?<\/p>\n<p>Almost four years.<\/p>\n<p>Describe an average day in your studio.<\/p>\n<p>I have been listening to the anarchist audio library lately as I work. My routines shift greatly because I don\u2019t believe in working solely within the studio; so much of what I am moved by comes from outside.<\/p>\n<p>On a studio working day, I\u2019d have my coffee in the studio and start playing around with the work I intend to make. The audiobook usually fluctuates between a world radio station and excerpts of the book I\u2019m listening to. I definitely work on multiple things at once because I get bored and distracted quite easily. The scattered interests keep me engaged longer, so I feel more fulfilled in the different mediums I am able to play around with. I think that really helps each medium better the other. A ritual I have is to always scribble a line or word, or poem that stayed with me while listening to an audiobook or song, onto the wall in my studio. It helps me keep track of what moved me and stays there as a reminder.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_3673---Rah.jpeg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    Create a free account, or sign in to continue reading.<\/p>\n<p>Registered readers of Hyperallergic get access to a limited number of free articles every month, and the Hyperallergic Daily newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"gh-btn\" data-portal=\"signup\" style=\"color:#00AEEE\">Subscribe now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Already have an account? <a data-portal=\"signin\">Sign in<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Community \u201cA ritual I have is to always scribble a line or word, or poem that stayed with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":821359,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-821358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=821358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/821359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=821358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=821358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}