Jayanthi Moorthy

03/23/2026

This work is deeply aligned with the principles of creative aging, where artistic practice becomes a pathway for continued growth, cognitive engagement, and emotional well-being. It reaffirms that creativity is not bound by age, but instead becomes more expansive, reflective, and meaningful over time.

Some of these projects have been supported through funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, while others are self-initiated or collaboratively offered to ensure wider access. I often partner with community art centers and councils, libraries, parks, and naturally occurring retirement communities to bring these experiences to where people already are.

01/26/2026

JOYRIDE, 2025 — Temporary Pleasure

One of the most interesting exhibits I saw in London in 2025.
Joyride transforms salvaged cars into a living, breathing club—part sculpture, part sound system, part dancefloor.

When art responds to your physical presence, it stops being something you look at and becomes something you enter. Your body, your rhythm, your movement complete the work.

I’m fascinated by the idea of turning beautifully designed steel machines—symbols of speed, power, and status—into containers of art elements (here sound and light).

01/22/2026

I’m drawn to Jonathan Adler’s playful, almost mischievous approach to ceramics—and especially how much he does with white. It’s never empty or quiet; it becomes a surface for wit, repetition, and small disruptions. Beneath the polish, there’s humor, camp, and a deep awareness of ceramic history. The work feels joyful and self-aware at the same time—rooted in craft, but constantly nudging it, questioning it, having fun with it. As an artist, I love that balance: discipline without heaviness, concept without losing delight.

01/01/2026

Sketching the beach waters—watching waves turn into lines, and letting the ocean slow me down.

07/06/2025

What if we always melted into the background
like shadow into dusk,
like breath into winter air?

Would you miss the weight of being seen,
or find peace in the hush of invisibility?
Would the world feel softer,
less sharp in its judgments,
more like a whispered song
than a spotlighted stage?

If we blurred into everything,
would we still matter,
or would we become
a quiet kind of eternal—
not forgotten,
just fused
with all that ever was?

- Jay M

07/04/2025

I don’t just observe picturesque places—I absorb them. Rather than snapping a photo, I let my hands do the remembering. I keep a travelogue, not just as a record, but as a tactile, emotional translation of experience. Every page might hold a sketch of a corner café, a paper collage of street textures, or hand-drawn typography that mimics local signage—each choice helping me understand the visual language and design ethics of a culture.

It’s not just about seeing, it’s about feeling—registering thoughts through color, mood through brushstrokes, and memory through material. It becomes more than a book; it’s a layered map of lived moments, where design and emotion intertwine.

And over time, it has evolved into something even more special—a family travelogue. What began as a personal ritual now invites everyone in. Each trip, each page, carries marks from others—quick sketches, notes, or bursts of color from traveling companions young and old. The journal becomes a shared canvas, filled with different eyes, hands, and stories. In the end, it holds not just the memory of a place, but the presence of the people I experienced it with.

06/27/2025

Here are beautiful stones from the Mediterranean Sea — each one a color story waiting to be worn. 🪨🌊

Use them in your wardrobe: pick fabrics that echo their textures, layer tones like the waves and the shore. Be creative — think linen shirts in seafoam green, slate grey wool coats, terracotta cotton skirts, deep lapis silk dresses… each piece a memory of sun, salt & stone.

What colors would you wear first? If you make a dress inspired by this, don’t forget to tag me!

03/26/2025

I am excited to announce that I will be one of LMCC’s SU-CASA Artists for 2025!

My project at MJHS River Terrace NORC in Manhattan will combine art, design, and mathematics.

SU-CASA is administered by LMCC and supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support is provided by the Tiger Baron Foundation.

01/11/2025