Charades
Charades

Painting

Charades

'Charades' is a 36"x72" multi-canvas oil painting on wood panels.

Doodle on Deck
Doodle on Deck

Sculpture

Doodle on Deck

Skateboarding is a unique form of movement that has been around for decades, and the culture surrounding it has a very nostalgic quality. Creating a worn-out deck that represents all the scrapes and falls one takes while skating while designing it... More

Engrave in Me
Engrave in Me

Illustration

Engrave in Me

Pain and nostalgia hold many deep emotions and layers of traumatic and often unhappy memories. These experiences can be translated to scars, cuts, and marks along someone's skin and although they fade these engravings never leave. They serve as a... More

Left Behind
Left Behind

Painting

Left Behind

K2 is one of the deadliest mountains that many risk to summit every year. There have been countless deaths and lost items throughout many ventures. Temperature and nostalgia display the contrast of those buried and lost items up a dangerous... More

Let's Pretend
Let's Pretend

Illustration

Let's Pretend

Inspired by the film Jurassic Park, sight can trigger nostalgia through the entertainment we grew up watching. Those movies and shows are often fuel for the adventures children embark on when playing pretend. You can be anyone, go anywhere and do... More

Memoriam
Memoriam

Print

Memoriam

Music has been found to have a profound correlation to nostalgia, in many cases this can be a wonderful feeling as music tends to be connected to positive memories. However, becoming too attached to your nostalgic playlist can make it feel like you... More

Merry Go On and On and On…
Merry Go On and On and On…

Animation

Merry Go On and On and On…

Our sense of the passage of time and nostalgia can seem like a never-ending loop when going through a certain period in your life. Hindsight can make time seem quicker and less daunting. Carrossels, flipbooks and the movement of a horse's gallop... More

Muscle Memory
Muscle Memory

Print

Muscle Memory

It is often said that once you learn to ride a bike you can never forget. This is true in most cases, however, there is always a split second before you get the hang of it that you are on the slight brink of falling. This piece captures our sense... More

Nose Blind
Nose Blind

Painting

Nose Blind

A painting inspired by George Fredrick Watts ‘Choosing’. Your sense of smell and nostalgia are closely correlated, and in Watts's painting, a girl is depicted smelling an odourless flower. Research has shown that early signs of nose-blindness may... More

Sweet Coma
Sweet Coma

Mixed Media

Sweet Coma

The plethora of relationships people often have with food, sweets and fast food hold many nostalgic experiences to individuals. Whether you grew up with a positive or negative association with various fast food chains, candies, and sugary treats,... More

Work by

Anoosh Mubashar

Illustration

“Never Present explores various senses that trigger nostalgia by using symbolic imagery to depict being stuck in the past.”