At the beginning of my professional artistic career my work was mainly focused on figurative painting.
My paintings were inspired by the surrealism of Salvador Dali and influenced by my emotional experience. I used symbols and visual images arising from the subconscious.
My paintings were inspired by the surrealism of Salvador Dali and influenced by my emotional experience. I used symbols and visual images arising from the subconscious.
EARLY YEARS series
ABSTRACT series
In the last ten years my vision had started to drastically deteriorate. This was one of the reasons I turned to abstract painting, expressing my ideas and emotions through colour and their symbolic meaning.
In my abstract work I experiment with various techniques to capture ephemeral nature of human senses, energy, memory, and emotions. Through layered compositions, fluid forms, and dynamic contrasts, I seek to translate fleeting sensations and intangible experiences into visual art.
In my abstract work I experiment with various techniques to capture ephemeral nature of human senses, energy, memory, and emotions. Through layered compositions, fluid forms, and dynamic contrasts, I seek to translate fleeting sensations and intangible experiences into visual art.
DOUBLE VISION series
"To see a World in a Grain of Sand,
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand,
And Eternity in an hour.”
William Blake
For the "Double Vision" series, I choose fragile flowers. They have the strongest vanitas connotation, due to their brief life span: "Barely do they come to full bloom when they soon begin to wither” (Sander, 2008, p.150). Flowers as the most obvious symbol for the transience of life, have many hidden meanings. In this series I create developed interpretations that invite the viewer to participate in ‘decoding’ the symbolic sense.
A few years ago, my vision had started to drastically deteriorate. I can now only see the blurry silhouettes with the double vision effect. I decided to show how I see the world around me – just blurry multiple silhouettes. This was one of the reasons why I started to use the superimposition technique (in which two images are simultaneously visible over each other) in my art practice. This technique gave me an opportunity to communicate the multiple messages that I aimed to embed in my works. On the semiotic level connection between two images is made through signs, themes, and memory. By linking one image with another, a resulting third meaning is ultimately conceived, metaphorically. Two concepts are associated when they occur in the same thought experience; thinking of one will then cause the recall of the entire experience, in which the other concept is also present.
I invite the viewer to draw from their own memory and emotional recognition, stimulating their intellectual reflexivity and perception. It allows for the process of co-creation by inviting the spectator’s imagination to build a unique interpretation and dialogue.
The project's images were conceived digitally using specialised equipment tailored to accommodate visual impairment, allowing me to work with precision despite significant limitations in sight. Over the course of several weeks, I engaged in an intensive process of aesthetic, intellectual, and emotional refinement - ensuring that the final composition resonated on multiple levels. Upon completion, the digital image was transferred onto highest quality canvas and further elevated through meticulous hand-finishing with acrylic and airbrush. This deliberate fusion of digital innovation and traditional materiality imbues the work with both conceptual depth and tactile richness, bridging contemporary visual language with classical craft.
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand,
And Eternity in an hour.”
William Blake
For the "Double Vision" series, I choose fragile flowers. They have the strongest vanitas connotation, due to their brief life span: "Barely do they come to full bloom when they soon begin to wither” (Sander, 2008, p.150). Flowers as the most obvious symbol for the transience of life, have many hidden meanings. In this series I create developed interpretations that invite the viewer to participate in ‘decoding’ the symbolic sense.
A few years ago, my vision had started to drastically deteriorate. I can now only see the blurry silhouettes with the double vision effect. I decided to show how I see the world around me – just blurry multiple silhouettes. This was one of the reasons why I started to use the superimposition technique (in which two images are simultaneously visible over each other) in my art practice. This technique gave me an opportunity to communicate the multiple messages that I aimed to embed in my works. On the semiotic level connection between two images is made through signs, themes, and memory. By linking one image with another, a resulting third meaning is ultimately conceived, metaphorically. Two concepts are associated when they occur in the same thought experience; thinking of one will then cause the recall of the entire experience, in which the other concept is also present.
I invite the viewer to draw from their own memory and emotional recognition, stimulating their intellectual reflexivity and perception. It allows for the process of co-creation by inviting the spectator’s imagination to build a unique interpretation and dialogue.
The project's images were conceived digitally using specialised equipment tailored to accommodate visual impairment, allowing me to work with precision despite significant limitations in sight. Over the course of several weeks, I engaged in an intensive process of aesthetic, intellectual, and emotional refinement - ensuring that the final composition resonated on multiple levels. Upon completion, the digital image was transferred onto highest quality canvas and further elevated through meticulous hand-finishing with acrylic and airbrush. This deliberate fusion of digital innovation and traditional materiality imbues the work with both conceptual depth and tactile richness, bridging contemporary visual language with classical craft.
Natalia’s works are available for purchase as a mixed media on canvas or as a Limited-Edition Prints (maximum 10 prints for each series) on various surfaces, different techniques and sizes. All artworks come with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) signed and numbered by author. All works are shipped rolled in a protective tube to any country worldwide. Prices available upon request.