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Human beings exist between the
contradictory contexts of expectations and self-fulfillment.
This is especially true for women, who in their daily existence, more or
less have their roles as men do, despite the social
contradictions, yet, there is a question; what is the woman’s
position? What are her means of
stabilizing
self-conception as a
female? Considering women’s nature being different to manhood,
do women really have to suppress and deny all their specific
facets, of being female, to exist (e.g. to keep her career)!?
My questions are not set to deliver answers. Rather to help
viewers to observe, listen, feel, get the sense of it, search
and think that they, too may find the answers!
Through my artwork, the original theme is reflected and
carried forward. Mainly, my subject is influenced and inspired
by social developments, artists such as Frida Kahlo or Maria
Lassnig, and public figures, who are active politically and
socially. Also, my subject matter is influenced by personal
environment such as family, friends and business contacts. The
intention is not to receive answers but to perceive, pay
attention to and feel states and processes of changes mostly,
referring to those unique individuals.
I also, would like to express common socio political and
economic developments, current events and impressions
respectively my own view of these, through images of persons (e.g.
the abstracted self-portrait). In some cases there is need,
with the necessary courage, to portrait them ugly.
Within certain series, it is also a fascinating approach to
extract different moods and conditions of the same people,
whether others or myself, and put them into the intended
context: thematically appropriate – art & economy – social
fabric – interaction of powerful and powerless; with the main
focus on single individuals.
My style is not the pure realistically, painted images. But
the reconstruction, exposure of sentiments, exaggerated in
colors and styles. Portraits, from time to time, may appear
loudly screaming. Depending on the topic is being dealt with;
I complementarily, may capture them graphically, in sculptural
or in modern lyrics to keep the interdisciplinary
possibilities of expression open.
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