What do you feel is crucial to your growth as an artist?
It is very important for me to be able express myself through a variety of mediums. I enjoy to work with paint, print and installation, finding myself searching for new discoveries through the experimentation process of my work. Through understanding what medium fits best with the message I want to convey, and with constant exploration and discovery of a variety of forms and designs, I can flourish with my practice.
You use different forms, media…How would you describe your artistic style?
I would consider my work concept based, in a contemporary-abstract-What are you trying to communicate with your art?
I want to not only educate myself on astronomy and star constellations, but also create a world of my own that finds itself placed in the middle of our world and the world beyond the nightsky. I am drawn to conceptual based work and also enjoy the idea of leaving a sense of obscurity for the viewer to interpret in their own perspective.How do you choose your color palette?
I have always being fascinated with the colour blue and the character it can create through painting. I also read alot about Jean Dubuffet’s theories on Art Brut and found Aloïse Corbaz’s powerful red and orange tones made an strong impact on my work. The colour mint green plays a large role in my palette as mint and pistachio icecream are my favourite sweet treats.
To what extent has your everyday life as an artist changed during pandemics?
I’ve become more aware of my surroundings. I noticed how I have used the time of lockdown to be more in touch with myself and with my research, leading to the further development of “the _unseen series”. I have had ups and downs along the way but continued to plow through and definitely found myself creating a body of work that has grown immensely since I have been alone with my own thoughts. I also started reading more about dwarf planets which lead to a project I am very happy to of worked on.
How do you feel about being involved in an online residency program? How important is it to stay connected with the international art community?
I am delighted to be able communicate with other artists and practitioners from all around the world and believe being part of Belgrade Online Art Studio is an amazing way to do so! I found myself often feeling a little alone during the pandemic and it is so refreshing to be able connect with other likeminded individuals at a time like this, just when I needed it.
What are your thoughts about the theme ‘artist on standby’? Tell us a bit more about your project…
What are your thoughts about the theme ‘artist on standby’? Tell us a bit more about your project…
For me, “artist on standby” represents the artist in a state of pause, but can also represent an artist in pure intimacy with their work. There are no distractions, which can be both a lonely yet wonderful position to be in. I am going to start looking at abondoned buildings around my city of Berlin and how they have been on standby for decades, yet the artwork such as spraypaint, installation, etc. has being thriving inside of them. I am interested in the wonderful shapes and lines that they create, using them within my work. I want to bring my paintings and prints, a medium considered fine art into a street art view and use the shapes and colours found within the buildings and their artworks to inspire me to continue sketching, planning and installing. I aim to create an installation of artwork within a given space to which I will discover the history about and how long it has being on “standby” for. I will thus be the artist creating work in a space on standby.
What do you want to achieve before things return to normal?
I want to be able visit my archives of work and the standing isolated buildings before while I still have the chance to do so. Many buildings in the city that have been left dormant are undergoing potential reverberations after the pandemic passes so now is my perfect chance to get to visit them.
Any future plans/projects?
Yes, I am currently sketching out ideas and will paint my very own mural in the upcoming months. I am excited to bring the street art that I adore so much into my genre of art making. I haven’t done so before now due to the self isolation of the city but now that rules and restrictions are lifting, my motivation to paint bigger and bolder are also lifting.