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私は作品を通して、日常の中で日々変化している「人」の
最も人間らしい感情や気持ちを表現したいと思います。
感情を超えた精神の深さや広がりなど、
私自身の感受性を通して感じられる事をより的確に共通化、具現化し、
展覧者にも同じ感情を共感していただきたいと思っています。
また、絵の枠より外の空間を意識し、
絵の空気が広がっていく空間表現を作品に盛り込んでいきたいと思います。
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Ericka Yanina has always been fascinated by the beauty and intricacy of the human body. In her eyes every expression, every gesture, every movement takes on a unique significance. Using explicit, cogent strokes throughout her work, Ericka Yanina attempts to diffuse and uncover the complexity of the body's outline, posture, sensitivity and sensuality . In her opinion, it is only the human form that truly invites such unveiling. |
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My works consists in the other side and a dirty part. The other side is sure to exist. I admit all the existence values. I accept all existence. How much value is in "Value of beauty"? Is your mask decorated with what? It isn't necessarily beautiful. When you are restrained by something that doesn't see you, the restriction is received or you were worried, you might find an answer to a problem in my works. |
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How I have come to this ? It was not easy and it was not quickly. Always looked at pictures of Kandinsky, favourite by me, and thought: Is it great? - Undoubtedly. Do this painting works? - Without questions. Is it inverted directly on the spectator? - Yes and once again yes. But HOW? HOW it is made? What process in soul of the artist had by the result, for example, "Southern", "Grey oval", "Picture with white border" or "Blue crest" ? I felt, that it is closely to me, but did not know how to make a first step. And the requirement was huge and burnt from within...
In 1991-92 I graduated Correspondence People's University of Arts (branch of easel painting and graphic works). There I have met Nikolay Kasatkin - the outstanding artist, talented teacher and very good man. His influence on me in the creative plan was huge. Sensation of colour, feeling of a material, creative method combining game and critical principles - for all this I, in many respects, am obliged to my teacher.
And once... It is difficult for description by words. Simply I have taken some sheets of a paper, the pencil and began to meditate on paper. The figures which have left from under a pencil, have stunned me. I have transferred two figures on a canvas and began to improvise in a oil-paint. This method I have named for myself as a method of graphic meditations.
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I was born in Turkey in 1981 and I know live in Izmir.
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I express what I feel in my painting without adhering to a particular style.
I don't distinguish between representation and abstraction, and am not bound
by historical trends and tradition. I choose freely to use a variety
of materials and methods. I like to paint common subjects including
abstract, portraits, Bhuddist images, still life, and animals. I feel
novel subjects and strange or unusual things don't last long and what
is in vogue is only temporary. I find interesting meaning in ordinary
subjects. For instance, I
find it beautiful and enjoyable to paint even a small stone. I always
observe nature and express my feelings through my work. I strive to
work without losing my vitality. My outlook is always changing and I
am ever looking for new things to observe and express.
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Naru Yoshida has painted textile designs for a living, working with motifs used as decoration or structure within a design. Having achieved a successful career, he has felt a need to take yet another challenge in life: Turning away from the commercial world to pursue his love for painting. He uses motifs now as life symbols, employing them as images or subjects within his paintings. The objects become pictorial devices which symbolically illustrate aspects of life experiences. Doors, Flowers, Horses become powerful images, evoking emotions, provoking questions. Colors symbolize lifeforces of hope and fear. Like Shakespearean stories, he focuses on life, and universal questions about human existence and happiness. A painted flower questions ,"...has our life bloomed or not?" Doors and windows symbolize both protection and limitation. His paintings are expressionistic, somewhat surreal, often dreamlike. He likes to explore the power of memory and how it changes our perception...how feelings distort reality. His painting style is innocent, honest, at times naive. According to Naru, "...下手に書くと面白い。 味が出る気持ちがする。"..which means to paint childishly, imperfectly, is interesting because it allows the feeling to come out.
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A Japanese-born, American-educated artist. There are endless possibilities in the art of abstraction. Formal concerns such as structure, color, and paint application are simply the tools for me to express. As the inner character of the sitter is rendered by a portrait painter, what could be transmitted by the form of abstraction is boundless. What I have been attempting is to explore the realm of abstraction with what my experiences in life could possibly offer. |
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My passion for figurative painting, influenced and inspired by the works of many classical fine arts painters, from Bouguereau to Modigliani, has helped me develop a true sense of realism and convey both mood and atmosphere in my work. I simply adore light and am fascinated with its arguably undue influence on any subject. After all, without light, what is art? Unlike the vast majority of past and current artists, I delve extensively between the extremes of highlights and lowlights in my artwork, leaving the viewer's mind to fill in the gaps. I believe that the nude in particular is undoubtedly the ultimate natural subject in purity of form, and hence it features predominantly throughout my artwork. |
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My love of arts and of painting has been within me for as long as I can remember.
At about age seven, I had locked myself out on the balcony and started to draw. I had
no idea of what I wanted to draw at the moment, but was aware of a great need to draw.
I used to spend my allowance to buy art supplies (even though what I wanted was
chocolates). In comparison however, painting was my ultimate joy and more valuable to
me than any amount of chocolate. I remember my first water color painting I did in
school caused me tears because I couldn't get the fine details I had in mind. Since
then, it has been my goal and my challenge to paint in a realistic style. You are
invited to read my article on my website "Born Talented or taught to be an Artist"
Art, in my opinion, is a manifestation of love. We love the nature around us, the
people we share our world with. When we truly love what we do, we do it whole-souled
and become professionals at it. Art has taught me that there is always light somewhere,
even when things may seem dark. In my paintings, I focus on the importance of light
along with the shadow that complements its beautiful counterpart. By using different
subtle tones and applying many fine layers to create depth and soft contrast, I
emphasize perspective and composition. Through painting, I've learned that what we see,
for the first time, is not always or exactly what we initially perceive to be there.
Having a second and a third look at subjects or matters can reveal more depth, value
and beauty. This study is what leads me to pursue the realistic style. In addition,
I have been able to realize the potential for growth and development in my work and
this is what will inspire me to go on reaching new levels of depth, beauty and
diversity in my paintings.
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Classical Realist artist. Portraits and religious paintings in oil
and pastels.
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I am inspired by the revelatory nature of spontaneous play. Painting gives me the space to improvise freely using a variety of techniques and tools. Most of my work relates to nature and outer space - where life grows ad infinitum. Color, light, music and dance all play equal roles on my celebratory stage.
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