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#5 March 2020
ArtBaazar is a curated online art marketplace and we are delighted to be bringing you the latest updates from the many gifed artsts on our platormm It is an opportunity for our artsts to showcase their work, and for you, the art loveer, to get to know their artwork on a personal and intmate leveelm Our hope is that you will fnd artsts that pique your interest and lead to you acquiring an original artworkm If you want to know more about a partcular artst, by all means get in touch at info@artbaazar.com This Months Artst Interviews Transcending Life with Childlike Innocence – DB Waterman
Realistcally Speaking – Dietrich Moraveec
Designing a Conscious Creatve Pathway - Natalia Rozmuz A Vast Display of Beauty and Life – Sreya Gupta Front Cover - “Lif Me UP #I,, DB Waterman Back Cover - “A Messenger from a Golden Land,, Phyllis Mahon
“Scotland Summer�, Diana Savova, Watercolour, 2016
Dear Friends, As the global lockdown of communites, due to the COVID-19, contnues to impact our daily livees, we sincerely hope that you, your families and loveed ones remain in good healthm We ask that all our followers and friends make the efort to work in line with the social distancing guidelines proveided by regional goveernments during this crisism Keep your eyes open for those that may need help within your local community and let us all work together with patence and kindnessm
Whereas, art is an important component of society, it also proveides a medium through which we can momentarily escape into a world of the imaginedm We hope that this month’s magazine proveides an oasis of calm during these turbulent tmesm Enjoym
Wishing you all good health, From All the Team at ArtBaazar
“Valletta from Sliema”t Peter Day Watercolour
“Busy Harbour, Whitstable”t Peter Day Watercolour
“Cranes at Sunset”, Tomas Castano, Oil on Canvas
“Festval Night, Varanasi Ghats”t, Samarin Sarkar, Acrylic on Canvas
“Melbourne”t Harold Aupett il on Canvas 2018
“Jersey City”t Sebastan McLoughlin Acrylic on Canvas 2017
“Sydney”t Harold Aupett il on Canvas 2017
“China Town”t Sebastan McLoughlin Acrylic on Canvas 2017
TRANSCENDING LIFE WITH CHILDH
D INN CENCE
with DB Waterman
"We'll Meet Again",DB Waterman, Acrylic on Canvas, 110cm x 110cm, 2019
Dutch artst, DB Waterman assembles original photography, assorted papers, acrylics, oil, charcoal, ink, and pencil in her worksm The veariety of resources she is able to use has proveed indispensable to herm The biggest challenge the collage medium posed was its unforgiveing lack of transparencym Finding a way to replicate the efects of transparency aforded by paint, especially watercolours, was a large veictory for herm The preparing labour shows through in her collages; layer upon layer of material remains veisible in the fnished piecesm She believees her body of work is characterized by her skill for reinveentonm Haveing always loveed the appearance of weathered walls plastered with peeling paint and old posters, she reveivees this aesthetc with hopefully a keen and professional eye What initally drew you towards becoming an artst? I neveer started with artm It was always therem I breath and livee artm I guess I am dominated by the right hemisphere of my brainm I think mostly in images, so art is a natural extension of what I am anywaym I’m a Mixed media/ Collage artstm How would you describe your own personal style? I’m a Mixed media/ Collage artst and Photographerm I would describe my work as slightly surreal and melancholicm What pushed you in that directon and how can you see your work evolving in the future? When I started reusing paper, magazines and all kinds of other materials 7 years ago, it was because I couldn't aford any paintng materials at all at that tmem I was completely at zero fnanciallym But because I stll wanted to make art, I collected eveerything around me that I could fnd and that could be usedm This has resulted in a completely new way of working that I stll like veery much todaym Are there partcular individuals who have encouraged / inspired you along the way, friends, family, teachers, maybe even other artsts? This is how I workm I use original photographs, all kinds of papers, acrylics, oil pastels, ink crayon and pencil in my artworksm The veariety of resources I am now able to use has proveen to be indispensable to mem I wanted my works to be transparent, gaining depthm That was the biggest challenge that collage art posed to me, its unforgiveing lack of transparencym To fnd a way to replicate the efects of transparency that paint, especially watercolour paint, can bringm Finding that was my true achieveement, I guessm In my paintngs and collages I am
trying to show the total of my creatvee work in itm Layer upon layer of diferent materials and all sorts of techniques, all leaveing veisible traces in the fnished piecesm
"Bright", DB Waterman, Acrylic on Canvas, 185cm x 130cm, 2019
When it comes to creatng your work, do you have a preferred medium, certain types of brushes or tools you love to use? I like to use magazine paper and the paper from old books for my collage workm I also work with many diferent materials such as acrylic paint, watercolour, oil pastels and pencil My brushes are usually old and veery worn because I work veery roughly with themm In additon, my Stanley knife is a popular toolm I also collect all kinds of materials that I can use as stamps on top of the workm When it comes to the subject matter of your work, what draws you to those themes? Kids inspire mem Their ability to transcend any giveen roten situaton is astoundingm Playing tag in the ruins of a bombed Syrian citym Playing football in the most miserable neighbourhoodsm They are always looking for the lightm They will savee the future that our generatons havee really messed up, not eveen blaming us for itm If we only could keep the kid in ourselvees a bit more, we wouldn’t be in such a messm Art can help us to re-fnd our childlike innocencem
"Lift Me Up #1", DB Waterman, Paintng on Canvas, 120cm x 80cm, 2015 Could you describe your normal day as an artst? Have you set routnes and rituals or is a more a case of when the moment is right you work? I work always, eveerywherem On weekends, veacatonsm I am always busy collectng impressions and colour combinatonsm Eveen when I watch TVm It is not actually working, it is just my life, my way of beingm Could you describe your normal day as an artst? Have you set routnes and rituals or is a more a case of when the moment is right you work? I work always, eveerywherem On weekends, veacatonsm I am always busy collectng impressions and colour combinatonsm Eveen when I watch TVm It is not actually working, it is just my life, my way of beingm I usually start in the studio around 10 am in the morningm I work there untl about 5 pmmm The only important thing outside of my materials is my musicm I can't livee without good musicm
When you work, do you focus on one piece at a tme untl completon or are you working on multple pieces at the same tme? I usually work on one piece at a tme but I am busy with the following pieces in mindm
"Me and My Pal", DB Waterman, Paintng on Canvas, 185cm x 130cm, 2019 How has your art evolved to be where it is today? In the past I only made works of art with acrylic on canveasm When I could no longer aford canveases and paint, I started looking for other ways of creatngm I started using old materials and paper and that turned out to work much beter for mem Which of your artworks are you most proud? There is not a work of art that I am most proud ofm But I am proud when I get what I had in mindm Perhaps then "SATURDAY SWING" or "DECEMBER RAIN" is the best examplem Is there a fellow artst alive today that you admire? If so, why? Edward Hopper is actually my faveourite artst, but unfortunately he is no longer aliveem So then I choose Daveid Hockney and in partcular his pool paintngsm Great atmosphere! What challenges do you feel the 21st century artst has to overcome?
I think artsts should watch out for the ease of digitally creatng artm It is veery temptng and veery easy to make art quicklym And of course veery good creators are working on thatm But art must also remain a crafm
"Motel 500", DB Waterman, Paintng on Canvas, 120cm x 80cm, 2019 Despite having developed your own distnctve style, is there another style of art that you are immediately drawn towards and admire? Why? Yes! I lovee street art and graftm I admire the people who are working on this because of their gutsm It also makes darker parts of a city look beter and happierm There are really great artsts among the street artsts! We have all heard of the unfnished masterpiece, even Da Vinci laboured away at the Mona Lisa for years and years, have you works that are in a contnual process of evoluton? When working on an artwork do you fnd it hard to let go? Knowing when enough is enough?
I givee myself a certain amount of tme to fnish a workm Then it should just be fnished because I already havee another work in mind that I want to startm But it happens that I am no longer satsfed with a work and then change things or colours about itm Or eveen put a completely new piece of art oveer itm Fortunately this rarely happensm Many people see artsts as storytellers or advocates for a cause, do you believe that it is an artstt’s responsibility to shine a light on a partcular subject / theme, or do you create purely for the sake of expression your creatve nature? With the creaton of a work of art based on your own feelings or conveictons, you veery ofen become a storyteller and someone who tries to show the world what is going on or what is importantm At least it works that way for mem I make what I like but at the same tme I want to make something clear to peoplem
"Wall Flowers", DB Waterman, Paintng and Collage on Canvas, 2015
What are you working on at the moment? I am currently working on a series called 'LITTLE SURVIVORS', which is about children who surveivee in the most desolate circumstancesm
“Fall in Love�t, DB Waterman, Paintng and Collage on Canvas, 2015 When is your next exhibiton? Is it a solo or group exhibiton? Could you tell us a little about the exhibiton, when and where it is? There is an exhibiton at the moment in Muriel Guipin gallery, Soho New Yorkm Soon, in early March, I havee a joint exhibiton with a Palestnian photographer Mahmoud Kurdm At the Corner Art Space in Jordanm I'm veery excited about thatm Our works ft veery well togetherm
Visit - nline Art Gallery of DB Waterman
“Fierce and Beautful”t Tracy Watts Acrylic on Canvas 2017
“Tres Flores”t Jose Higuera il on Canvas 2014
“Rest”t, Jose Higuera, il on Canvas, 2015
“Selfe”t, Panos Antonopoulos, Hand-cut stencil, Spray & Acrylic on Canvas, 2018
“Itt’s My Party...”t Kateryna Bortsova il on Canvas 2017
“Working”t Niki Dufy il on Linen 2017
REALISTICALLY SPEAKING with Dietrich Moraveec
"Road Companions", Dietrich Moravec, Acrylic on Canvas, 2019
Dietrich Moraveec's main subjects are stll livees, landscapes and some animal paintngsm His artstc interest really belongs to realism and photo-realismm Untl 2015 he used to earn his liveing as a teacher in arts and IT, now that he has retred with eveen more tme to spend on paintngm His main subjects are stll livees, landscapes and some animal paintngsm His artstc interest really belongs to realism and photo-realismm Untl 2015 he used to earn his liveing as a teacher in arts and IT, now that he has retred with eveen more tme to spend on paintngm What initally drew you towards becoming an artst? During my school days art lessons used to be my faveourite hours of the weekm In my free tme I ofen havee been drawing and paintngm I stll own a lot of these early “artworks“, although I would not show them to anybodym All my life long I havee been drawing and paintng, not always with the same intensity, because there was life and familym But the last three decades were veery intensely flled with doing artworkm
"Chalk Clifs of Ruegen Island", Dietrich Moravec, il on Canvas, 2018
How would you describe your own personal style? I was always driveen to realism and later on my passion for detail led me to photo-realismm
What pushed you in that directon and how can you see your work evolving in the future? The older I get the more ideas come to my mindm There are so many things I would lovee to try, but I Ě m afraid there will not be tme enough to do this allm One thing I would like to enforce is landscape paintng, because I didn't a lot of landscapes in former yearsm What inspires you in your work, is there a driving factor that draws you to the easel? It is hard to describe what drivees me to work, it is not always fun, sometmes paintng is eveen painful, but there is a strong power inside that demands artstc expressionm
"Don't Know What Happened", Dietrich Moravec, Acrylic on Panel, 2019
Are there partcular individuals who have encouraged / inspired you along the way, friends, family, teachers, maybe even other artsts? Most of my inspiraton came from other artstsm As a young man I was a great admirer of the old masters of the Renaissance, later on there were the masters of the Vienna School of Phantastc Realism, especially Rudolf Hausner and Ernst Fuchs (whom I had the chance to meet seveeral tmes in person)m But I soon realised that the phantastc part of realism
didn't really ft to mem I found out that realism was as fascinatng as eveerything I could imagine in my phantasym When it comes to creatng your work, do you have a preferred medium, certain types of brushes or tools you love to use? I did a lot of experimentng with egg tempera and oils, but nowadays I prefer acrylics and oilsm I prefer rather small brushesm When it comes to the subject matter of your work, what draws you to those themes? As I paint photo-realistc my inspiraton comes mainly from photographs which draw my atentonm
"Autumn on the Rocks", Dietrich Moravec, il on Canvas, 2018 Could you describe the process behind your art? How do you get from concept to executon? I am not a good photographer myself, to say the truth, I do not like the process of taking photosm But as I need them for my paintngs I look for good professional photographs which I buy from stock photo sitesm Mostly I take a part of these photos and add elements of my imaginaton or combine elements from diferent pictures in Photoshop untl I get the design that fts my perceptonm Then the paintng process beginsm
Could you describe your normal day as an artst? Have you set routnes and rituals or is a more a case of when the moment is right you work? Normally I try to paint eveery day, but I havee no fxed hours or routnesm When you work, do you focus on one piece at a tme untl completon or are you working on multple pieces at the same tme? When I paint with acrylics I focus on one piece, when I use oils I paint on two or three pieces alternatngm How has your art evolved to be where it is today? Very, veery slowlym
“Floatng Grapes�t, Dietrich Moravec, Acrylic on Canvas, 2020
Which of your artworks are you most proud? All artworks that don ́t contain too many mistakesm Is there a fellow artst alive today that you admire? If so, why? There are a lot of fellow artsts I admirem Some are in my age, some stll young, but veery talentedm I can t́ tell names, there are too many of themm If you could travel back in tme, is there a partcular artstc period / era that you would like to have been involved in? The Renaissancem
"What Do You Mean By Pulled Pork", Dietrich Moravec, Acrylics, 2017 What challenges do you feel the 21st century artst has to overcome? The oveerwhelming mass of artsts and “artsts“, of art and “art“m What advice would you give to a young aspiring artst currently studying art? Don't look at the main stream, make your own thingm
Despite having developed your own distnctve style, is there another style of art that you are immediately drawn towards and admire? Why? It Ě s not the style, but more the skills and masterym We have all heard of the unfnished masterpiece, even Da Vinci laboured away at the Mona Lisa for years and years, have you works that are in a contnual process of evoluton? When working on an artwork do you fnd it hard to let go? Knowing when enough is enough? I got a handful of unfnished paintngs and I know I will neveer fnish themm Some artworks seem neveer want to come aliveem
"Peaches and Leaves", Dietrich Moravec, Acrylic on Canvas, 2019 Many people see artsts as storytellers or advocates for a cause, do you believe that it is an artstt’s responsibility to shine a light on a partcular subject / theme, or do you create purely for the sake of expression your creatve nature?
Sometmes I do want to tell a story, sometmes I just paint a subject that caught my interestm What are you working on at the moment? Same procedure as always: stll-life, fruits, landscapesm Have you ever been part of an artstc group / movement? How did your work beneft from that experience? I am member of a group called "Kunstveerein OFF ART“, but not all members are artstsm As I am a member of the board, it's more labour than beneftsm
"Red Grapes", Dietrich Moravec, il on Canvas Panel, 30cm x 40cm, 2019
When is your next exhibiton? Is it a solo or group exhibiton? Could you tell us a little about the exhibiton, when and where it is?
Our Kunstveerein organizes one or two group exhibitons each yearm The next one will be from March to September 2020 in a hospital in Guenzburg, Baveariam These exhibitons havee taken place for 25 years now, and patents, veisitors and staf seem to enjoy it quite a lotm Another place we make exhibitons is the new built courthouse in Guenzburgm It Ě s a bit strange because you havee to pass a police control at the entrance, but veisitors enjoy it regardlessm
“Ruby Cargo,, Dietrich Moravec, Acrylic on Canvas Panel, 2017
View - nline Art Gallery of Dietrich Moravec
"Magnolia Blossom", Dietrich Moravec, Acrylic on Canvas, 2019
DESIGNING A C NSCI US CREATIVE PATHWAY with Natalia Rozmus
"Andromeda", Natalia Rozmus, Acrylic on Canvas, 100cm x 100cm, 2016
Natalia Rozmus was born in 1983 in Poznan, she holds a Phm Dm in Fine Arts, and currently works as independent artst and designer, since 2005 Natalia has been an academic lecturer at Univeersity of Arts in Poznan, a member of univeersity senate; since 2009 a member of the Swedish artsts associaton 'Konstnärsföreningen Dymlingen' in Jönköping, represented by numerous galleries around the world; in 2015 she was awarded a medal for 'Young Positveist' for outstanding achieveements in arts, choosen for Samsungs project 'The Frame' as one of 37 world's best emerging artsts, as a laureate of many internatonal paintng compettons; her paintngs are in priveate collectons in Europe, China and USA but also in state collectons at Landstnget Jönköping and Kultur Jönköping Kommun in Swedenm What initally drew you towards becoming an artst? I’vee notced that eveer since I was a litle girl my memories are a bit diferent from all the othersm I don’t remember the faces of my childhood friends but what I do remember are beautfully designed architecture or a scenic veiew, that I was really impressed withm I don’t remember the moment of “obliveion, to become an artstm Since, I always liked to draw or paint, I fgured- why not givee it a try? As I got inveolveed around the concept, I got more and more interested in itm So I passed the exams to study at the Univeersity of Arts and during those studies I realized that “art, is my whole lifem Now I cannot imagine doing anything elsemmm How would you describe your own personal style? I always say that I’m constructng my world by connectng lines and dotsm To me, there are no borders between artsm So I’m designing a conscious creatvee path constructed of architecture, design, drawings and paintngs, in as many ways as possiblem My style is infuenced mostly by architecturem I could say that, before I approach each canveas, I’m designing it’s constructonm As I also like to play with textures, I’m ofen sewing my own canveases so they would ft perfectly with the subject that I’m about to work onm Then it’s about the colouring and layering of paint, handcrafed by my own special techniquesm I’m taking more of a graphic approach, which is sort of, a reminiscence of my design backgroundm What pushed you in that directon and how can you see your work evolving in the future? My primary inspiraton has always been architecturem I receiveed my frst master's degree in industrial design while, simultaneously, studying at the Paintng Facultym Afer 3 years, I receiveed my second master's degreem Combining those two inspiratons, I’ll always havee
more of a “designed, approach in my paintngsm Although, my style is already unique and recognizable, there’s always room for more experimentaton and deveelopmentm I’m moveing forward, one idea at a tme so it’s hard to predict what’s going to happen nextm That’s the excitement of new creatons and ideas!
"Rodos-Blue", Natalia Rozmus, il on Canvas, 45cm x 45cm, 2019
What inspires you in your work, is there a driving factor that draws you to the easel? I lovee traveeling! Traveeling givees so many new perspectvees and experiencem I always choose diferent places to veisit so that each tme I'm able to see something newm Most, if not all, of my new collectons are primarily inspired by ideas, which are drawn from all of my seen places and architecturem I’m always taking many photos and then the transformaton begins on canveases in my studiom So, my pieces are mostly defned as a refecton of memories and how I’vee perceiveed those veisited placesm
Are there any partcular individuals who have encouraged / inspired you along the way, friends, family, teachers, maybe even other artsts? I admire many artsts! The earliest inspiratons were Van Gogh, Gustave Klimt and a photographer Spencer Tunickm For sure, along the way I’d havee to thank my professors at the Univeersity for encouraging and pushing me in deveeloping my own indiveidual stylem I’ll also keep in my heart my dear Dutch friend and brilliant artst Paul, who recently passed awaym He was veery supportvee of me, I'll always remember his kind words and the many ideas that we both exchangedm Regretably, we neveer had a chance to havee an exhibiton togetherm When it comes to creatng your work, do you have a preferred medium, certain types of brushes or tools you love to use? I mostly work in oil and acrylic paintm For sure I’vee my faveourite kind of brushes but I lovee to use spatulas or spongesm Usually, I contnue to deveelop my own style or just try out a few new techniques - to be inveentvee, it requires a considerable amount of creatvee processm All the charm and uniqueness of a perfect piece is in the details! When it comes to the subject matter of your work, what draws you to those themes? Certainly, my architecture and design background, but sometmes I’vee other inspiratonslike music, typography or eveen star constellatonsm Each idea has a diferent approach but if you look closely, you’ll stll see the same person behind itm Could you describe the process behind your art? How do you get from concept to executon? I neveer make sketches before I start to paint! Neveer did and it was always an inconveenience when someone was asking me to do one;) an architectural sketch for me is my photographym It inveolvees capturing the right moment, in order to take a specifc type of frame, that’s why I neveer work with someone else’s photosm While, I’m traveeling, I search for unique “framing, veiews with my camera and that is the beginning of my work processm When I look at a picture, I can see an idea of what I want to make out of it, but of course it’s always a work in progressm Sometmes the outcome may end up being diferent from the inital approachm
"Ziano Di Fiemme – Between Buildings", Natalia Rozmus, il on Canvas, 2020 Could you describe your normal day as an artst? Have you set routnes and rituals or is it more a case of when the moment is right you work? I would say I’vee a weekly schedulem I’m running a Bionics studio at the Univeersity twice a week for my frst year design studentsm Then eveery other day of the week I try to spend tme in my studio, immersed in ideas and being in a full mode of inspiratonm When I’m not in the studio, I’m doing a lot of paperwork, updatng profles, making projects, researching compettons, and cooperaton opportunitesm I also enjoy sports, books, moveies, and good food - and I like doing those actveites at any point of the daym Also, equally important is the tme spent for socializingm I cannot imagine doing all of that without the support of my partner or friends and familym
"Rodos-Green", Natalia Rozmus, il on Canvas, 45cm x 45cm, 2019
When you work, do you focus on one piece at a tme untl completon or are you working on multple pieces at the same tme? Defnitely multple pieces! I’m always working on an entre collecton or a set of paintngs/ drawingsm How has your art evolved to be where it is today? I’m experimentng a lotm During my studies the professors were ofen annoyed that I wasn’t stcking to one style or subjectm But I always wanted to explore more! From realism tll abstract through diferent mediumsm And up tll now it’s all coming togetherm Eveery experience has a meaning and releveance for further deveelopmentm If something doesn’t work in one piece - it doesn’t mean it won’t work in another!
Which of your artworks are you most proud? All of them… I put my heart and soul in each piece and I’m happy to see that other people enjoy my piecesm But I’m super proud of all the pieces that found their owners on the opposite side of the world, like in USA or Hong Kongm Is there a fellow artst alive today that you admire? If so, why? There are many but I’ll say Hugo Silveam I’vee been admiring his style for years and two years ago, we fnally got a chance to meet because we both were taking part in the same art eveentm And, It was funny, I didn’t eveen havee to introduce myself! He knew who I was because he is also following my artm We havee embraced each other like old friends and had such a pleasant conveersaton that tme just few bym He’s truly a kind person and a fantastc painterm I’m glad I had a chance to know him in person and hopefully we’ll havee more opportunites to meet each other in the futurem
"Rodos- range", Natalia Rozmus, il on Canvas, 45cm x 45cm, 2019
If you could travel back in tme, is there a partcular artstc period / era that you would like to have been involved in? I guess it would havee to be Art Nouveeaum I just lovee the leveel of detail! Or impressionism mostly because I would like to meet a few artsts of that periodm What challenges do you feel the 21st century artst has to overcome? It seems like eveerything’s been done alreadym It’s eveen hard to shock the audience! You can havee exceptonal skills and workshop, the best website and portolio, eveen all the social media proflesm But, it stll might not be enough “to be notced,m We’re not only creators we havee to do our own marketngm For many artsts, it’s a big challenge, not mentoning that it’s tme consumingm Time that we would gladly spend in the studiommm What advice would you give to a young aspiring artst currently studying art? Remember that “talent, is only 1% of your successm The other 99% is hard work, which you havee to do to become a masterm But I guarantee- it’s veery satsfying work when you’re following your dreamsm Despite having developed your own distnctve style, is there another style of art that you are immediately drawn towards and admire? Why? Realismm When someone can create a piece of art, let's say a depicton of a dog, so realistc, that you can almost reach out and pet it then, I really cannot help myself but stare at the techniques for hours! I’m a patent person and I’m spending a lot of tme in my studio but I’m more of an expressivee painterm So, when it comes to realism, it's an exceptonal leveel of focusm We have all heard of the unfnished masterpiece, even Da Vinci laboured away at the Mona Lisa for years and years, are your works in a contnual process of evoluton? When working on an artwork do you fnd it hard to let go? Knowing when enough is enough? Of course, one always wondersm And, right now when I do look back at some of the pieces, I would do them diferentlym But, diferently doesn’t always mean beter! I would say that, eveery leveel of our learning experience is important and the pieces, which were created during that period of tme, are considered goodm Some might say that paintngs are neveer “done, and you can always change somethingm Which is truem But I usually stop at a point when I'm fully satsfed and havee a good feeling that the paintng isn’t missing anythingm
But, when someone asks me: how much tme does it take to create a piece like that? I answer: My whole lifem
"Ziano Di Fiemme - Passage", Natalia Rozmus, il on Canvas, 2020 Many people see artsts as storytellers or advocates for a cause, do you believe that it is an artstt’s responsibility to shine a light on a partcular subject / theme, or do you create purely for the sake of expressing your creatve nature? Surely, art can be one of many mediums for pointng out a partcular issuem I’m aware of what’s happening around me but I leavee it alone because I believee that there are artsts who are more capable of doing that than myselfm
What are you working on at the moment? I’m always working on a few things at a tmem For now, I'm focused on two collectonsm The frst one is about European architecture and the second is a collecton, which is inspired by Israel and Jordan - and it's more ephemeralmmm I’m also thinking of many new ways to express and veisualize my latest trip around USAm
"Babimost - Black and White Series", Natalia Rozmus, Acrylic on Canvas, 2013
Have you ever been part of an artstc group / movement? How did your work beneft from that experience? Since 2009, I’m the only representatvee from Poland in Konstnärsföreningen Dymlingen in Swedenm A huge beneft for that group is that, each of us is representng an indiveidual style and haveing an opportunity for the exchange of experiences is just pricelessm
When is your next exhibiton? Is it a solo or group exhibiton? Could you tell us a little about the exhibiton, when and where is it? I’m preparing a collecton of new oil paintngs for the solo exhibiton “Italian style,m The grand opening is going to be on 18th October 2019 at Next Sztuki Gallery in Bydgoszcz, Polandm Obveiously inspired mostly by Italian architecture and landscapes, such as: Como lake, Milan, Cinque Terre, Manarolammm You’re all welcome to stop by and havee a chat at the gallery! If not - don’t hesitate to follow me onlinem
"Ziano Di Fiemme - Yellow House", Natalia Rozmus, il on Canvas, 2020
“Mostar – Black and White Series”t, Natalia Rozmus, Acrylic on Canvas, 2013
View - riginal Artworks by Natalia Rozmus
“Smoke”t, Erin Nicholls, Limited Editon Print, 2017
“Tokyo Crossing”t, Erin Nicholls, Coptc Markers and Pencil, 2017
“Caressed by the Wind”t, Alket Zeqiri, il on Board, 2017
“River”t, David Beeri, Oil on Panel, 2009
A VAST DISPLAY F BEAUTY AND LIFE with Sreya Gupta
“Gift of Nature 12”t, Sreya Gupta, Mixed Media on Canvas, 2019
Sreya Gupta is an Indian Jewellery Designer and Contemporary artstm She expresses her creatveity through colourful paterns and textures in her paintng and jewellery with interestng concepts connectng audiencem Most of her works are inspired from Naturem She believees in veersatlity in art and likes to explore diferent mediumsm Her works are a veisual treat of colours, textures and designs enhancing the subjectm Some of her faveourite subject includes birds of rainforest and buterfiesm What initally drew you towards becoming an artst? The one thing that I was veery sure right from my childhood was to be an artstm Nothing can top the joy of paintngm I was always atracted to anything creatveem I can’t imagine my life without artm There was no second choice; art has always been my top prioritym How would you describe your own personal style? I tend to change mediums and subjects ofen but my personal style is the colourful interpretaton of the simple things around usm It is a combinaton of textures, paterns and designs inspired by naturem My works havee a veiveid colour scheme which instantly catches atentonm What pushed you in that directon and how can you see your work evolving in the future? I havee partcipated in seveeral art compettons but a Natonal Scholarship award in 2006 was the perfect reminder of taking the frst step in the art feldm I contnued my training programs in veisual art along with my board examsm Now, haveing my works curated at famous natonal and internatonal galleries leavees me with great satsfacton of always stcking to what i like the mostm What inspires you in your work, is there a driving factor that draws you to the easel? Naturem Most of my compositons are inspired from naturem It is a veast display of beauty and life which I try to portray in my worksm Are there partcular individuals who have encouraged / inspired you along the way, friends, family, teachers, maybe even other artsts? My family has always encouraged mem They knew right from the beginning that I wanted to pursue art as a profession and not as hobby, it is because of them that I am experiencing
the joy of following my dreamm My teachers havee guided me veery well to fnd my personal stylem
"Ethereal Birds in Focus 6", Sreya Gupta, Acrylics on Canvas, 2018 When it comes to creatng your work, do you have a preferred medium, certain types of brushes or tools you love to use? I usually prefer acrylic with fat brushes or mixed mediumm For textures I use coton, bubble wraps, pen and inkm When it comes to the subject matter of your work, what draws you to those themes? I fnd the rain forest extremely beautfulm It is like Nature’s own compositon of veiveid coloursm Since it is the abode of so many colourful creatures, most of the subjects are inspired by the rain forestm It proveides the source for detailed bird portraits of macaws, parrots, toucans and horn billsm Also they leavee the important message of bird conserveatonm Could you describe the process behind your art? How do you get from concept to executon? Eveery compositon goes through a detailed study of birds and their habitat, followed by small layouts in a pencil sketchm Then I transform them on to the canveas in light layersm I always prepare the background frst since it givees a much clearer veision of the whole compositonm Lastly, I work on the main subjectm
"Tropical Treasures 2", Sreya Gupta, Acrylic on Canvas, 2019 Could you describe your normal day as an artst? Have you set routnes and rituals or is a more a case of when the moment is right you work?
I work 10-12 hours (approx) eveery daym Some days it’s just arranging the compositon from layouts and other days is completng the work step by stepm When you work, do you focus on one piece at a tme untl completon or are you working on multple pieces at the same tme? Sometmes I work on two pieces, where one of the works has their base prepared whilst another has last moment touch upsm Otherwise it's always one work at a tmem If I am not satsfed with my work due to a minor mistake, I will change it eveen if it’s almost donem Which of your artworks are you most proud? Bird Portraits (the 'Ethereal' and 'Tropical Treasures' series)m It has been a tough yet interestng journey to recreate the beautful creatons of nature in my compositonsm What challenges do you feel the 21st century artst has to overcome? Originalitym One who is true to their work can withstand any uncertaintesm What advice would you give to a young aspiring artst currently studying art? Two things: Focus more on the journey than the goal, and critcism is a part of creatveitym Despite having developed your own distnctve style, is there another style of art that you are immediately drawn towards and admire? Why? Yes, I do lovee veery intricate detailed designsm When I am not paintng I pick up diferent themes and concepts for jewellery designm Many people see artsts as storytellers or advocates for a cause, do you believe that it is an artstt’s responsibility to shine a light on a partcular subject / theme, or do you create purely for the sake of expression your creatve nature? I believee we all understand art diferentlym To me it is an interestng process of self realisatonm What are you working on at the moment? Something new with contrast coloursm It will either havee a monochromatc background or subjectm
"Tropical Treasures 5", Sreya Gupta, Acrylic on Canvas, 2019
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