fourtoeight
︎art for me is:
Artwork, for me, is the recollection of my innermost musings, and their translation into figures and gestures that encrypt complex messages, like stories, feelings, and so on, depicted metaphorically and with a childlike appeal. My current practice focuses on pop-surreal medium format painting. My style is, at a first glance, childish- however, a closer look and further observation might reveal an invitation to explore underlying narratives in each one of my pieces. The painting process begins long before I even attempt the painting itself. I draft, in my mind, an image that stems from a reinterpretation of a given event or series of events. Allegories spark and collect themselves in my head, and consequently onto the canvas. the drive behind my creative efforts is a personal necessity to explore feelings and emotions, which I find have their best processing from the perspective of a child, and is represented in the style and recurring motifs I choose to depict. ︎︎︎
ABOUT
My approach to creation is experimental, almost reckless, relentless. It is based on a child-like need to make visual representations of ideas that I have, or that I’m given. I like to use symbolism and visual metaphors, in an attempt to translate such ideas into a visual language, that feels nostalgic yet complex and captivating to the sight.
WORKSHOPS
MADRID/BERLINPortraiture & Traditional Techniques
An introductory course on figure drawing and portraiture utilising fine arts media.
Inside-out Observation and Creativity
A practical invitation to explore the bounds of creativity through portraying observations.