Sasha Balla

Self-taught as an artist, Sasha Balla originates from Ukraine but makes her residence in Toronto, Canada at the moment. During the COVID pandemic, she turned to art as a means of de-stressing and passing the time; nevertheless, what started out as a way to pass the time quickly evolved into a full-time passion and a love for her. Her primary medium is toned paper with coloured pencils, graphite, and charcoal. Sasha strives, in the works of art that she creates, to illustrate the relationships and parallels that exist between humans, animals, and inanimate objects. Putting things produced by humans in natural settings to create an impression of something that doesn’t belong there. Her most time-consuming and personally satisfying creation is The Woman in the Curtain.Fabric is used to demonstrate the human form within an artificial item. The art-work and others in this collect are meant to depict a person hiding from the harsh realities of the modern-world and being one with the fabric of nature.

“I’d have to say that Renee Magritte and Salvador Dali are two of my biggest artistic influences. I enjoy, and strive for, the ability to evoke unease and mystery through my own artistic endeavours. I enjoy making work that speaks to both the soul and the mind.”

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