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My inspiration comes to me in different ways with Between 2014 – 2019, I was inspired by rare types of

every piece; by and large from the world outside: orchids and American mimetic architecture, houses
travel, books, nature, music, art, but also from inside: in the shape of shoes, that leads me to the benefit of
sensibility, intuition, meditation. creating a large body of artworks.

I use different media and techniques in my creative In order to achieve a specific expression, and to
process: oil on canvas, acrylics on canvas, mixed media show the inner, the spirit of an object, I stylize and
including; oil pastels, acrylics, watercolours on paper reshape forms from nature by simplifying them.
and collage. For many years my favourite technique Additionally, I aim at resemblance by observing the

was the one of collage. For this particular process, objects of nature, thereby transferring them into my
I utilise wood, mirrors, textiles, leather, sawdust, pieces through symbolism. The majority of my works
and photographs. With this process, I aim to achieve are multi-layered, some paintings combine versatility,
richness and texture on the surface of the artwork. simplicity and minimalism. I like integrating calm

With these materials I create the main structure of tones with contrasting saturated hues. Often, I
the artwork, and at the end of the process, I finish the come back to my older paintings, and work further
piece with oil colours. The artworks technical elements on nuances and refinement. I agree with Leonardo
juxtapose and suffuse from one another, a veritable da Vinci’s statement; “Art is never finished, only

form of jazz in the visual performance of the piece. abandoned”.

GENERATIONAL TOUCH, 2005 MIXED MEDIA, COLLAGE 15X33 IN. | 38.1X83.8 CM.

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