How art helped me grapple with grief | Navied Mahdavian

TED Talks Daily

2025/05/02

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Shownote

With just a few lines, cartoons can say so much with so little. In a moving talk, cartoonist Navied Mahdavian shares his process for distilling huge concepts into drawings on the page — and shows how his work helped him grieve the death of his beloved gran...

Highlights

Cartoonist Navied Mahdavian explores how deeply personal moments can shape the way we create and interpret art. Through his experiences with loss and new life, he discovered the unique power of cartoons to express emotions that often go unspoken.

05:00

Wrote a comic to distill the experience of grief

06:12

Drawing his grandmother's hands helped him connect physically with her story and emotions.

Chapters

How life events shape a cartoonist’s emotional lens

00:00

Drawing grief: From preserving memories to expressing loss

03:05

When art becomes a language for unspoken emotions

06:12

Transcript

Speaker 8: Listen up! You can get the new iPhone 16e with Apple Intelligence for just $49.99 when you switch to Boost Mobile. We pulled so many all-nighters to give you this deal, and hey, stop messing with the mic! Navied Mahdavian: I'm just helping this...