Art in motherhood, motherhood as art
Self-Portrait of Adultery (Part Two)
Transition (Self-Portrait of Adultery) – Part Two Before 4.August.2015 It is a full moon. I’m raging inside; the tidal waves are so overwhelming that I can’t stop their devastating force. I attribute this to the phase of the moon cycles. For years I’ve been witnessing this dependence within me. Unaccepted, unconscious, deeply rejected and...
Self-Portrait of Adultery (Part One)
Transition (Self-Portrait of Adultery) – Part One Transition is a genetics term which defines a specific point mutation. In more general terms the transition defines the passage, passing from one state to another. For years I have been interested in the topic of birth and within its context, the transition means a specific stage...
About the plastic language in art
About the plastic language in art. About language in sculpture. The language of the sculpture. The plastic language. Language as a way of communication and means of action. Language as a boundary, and at the same time way to go beyond the boundary of the particularly-known, and to enter the territory of the abstract-associative. To...
Journey into Darkness – life in the womb
Journey into Darkness or life in the womb. It’s dark and warm. Time seems to have stopped. In fact, it never existed. It will take several years until the vague picture of this notion has formed in the mind. But it, the consciousness, is already a fact. Primitive, undeveloped, immature … or at least that...
The emotional process of creating art
The creative process can have many forms and here I share the emotional process of creating art that is valid for me. WHAT I DO I start with emotion. I merge with it and its unbearable pain and joy that are impossible to swallow. I fight with them, tear them apart and tear myself. And...
10 art contests to apply for in 2019
Call for entries It’s sunny and warm outside, and I decided to have a sit and write a post on art competitions that sound intriguing to me. Recently I’ve done research on what’s available out there for artists in 2019, and here are 10 of my favourite art contests for the year. Please, keep in...
Pregnancy and creativity – do they go well together?
What is creativity and can we be creative during pregnancy? We are often stuck within our own “frames” of understanding on being creative and what we consider creativity is. In our mind, creativity frequently relates to something artsy. We tend to believe that only artists are creative and you need to be special and privileged...
Do we really need Art?
„Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Pablo Picasso Why is art so important? We rarely think of art, of what is art and is it somehow important in our lives. For many of us, art is something that we don’t necessarily relate to, something...
Creative journaling in pregnancy and maternity
Do you think creative journaling in pregnancy and maternity could be beneficial? If your answer is “yes”, please keep reading to find a few simple ways to increase your creativity and artistic potential during your pregnancy. It is never too late to start I have always loved writing and drawing. Yet I hardly got really...
Bill Viola / Michelangelo exhibition at the RA
“Life, Death, Rebirth” – Bill Viola / Michelangelo exhibition at the RA Bill Viola and Michelangelo exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts was a gigantic and unique experience. I visited the exhibition at the very last moment. I always loved Michelangelo’s work since I was a teenager. Bill Viola was to a certain extent...
Art in motherhood or motherhood as art
A mother or an artist? In the time I was a student at the Academy of Arts I was often told that it’s quite challenging for a woman to become professional artists. I struggled with understanding that. In the age of 30, I became a mother for the first time. It was about that time...