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In this presentation I try to
amalgamate the intimate interior
of the studio with the esthetic
joy of still life. The interior gives
me the possibility to explore the
complex issues, both intellectual
and emotional. It is an inner space
self controlled and cut off from the
world, but rife with possibilities.
The still life, rather than drawing
on ready-made nature, I arrange it
before hand and then reproduce
it on canvas. In most cases, fine
porcelain dishes, flowers and fruits
would provide the content of the
works and define the key accents
on the composition.

I try to found the best means of
translating a visual emotion, the
"seduction of the first idea ", to
which everything must surrender.
”We perceive nature through the
sense, which give us the images of
forms and of colors, or sound, etc. A
form, a color exists only in relation
to another" (E. vuillard).

This fundamental principle of
painting must be associated with
the compositional clarity. "If there
is order and clarity in the picture,
it means that from the outset this
same order and clarity existed in the
mind of the painter, or that the artist
was conscious of their necessity"
(H. Matisse).

"If art were merely a record of
the appearances of nature, the
closest imitation would be the
most satisfactory work of art, and
the time would be fast approaching
when photography should replace
painting.
Most simply we might say that the
artist in painting a landscape (and it
is true of whatever the artist does)
is not wanting to describe the visible
appearances of the landscape, but
to tell us something about it.
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